Cornered Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEFEF GHGHIFIF GJGJKFK LMLMJFJF| I KNEW it was comin' I'd watched fer a year | A |
| Without sayin' a word to a soul excep' Ma | B |
| Of the sweet sort o' things that were happenin' here | C |
| An ' 'You orter feel mighty glad of it Pa ' | D |
| Was all that she said But I didn't somehow | E |
| I'd a feelin' that only old men understand | F |
| I knew it was comin' And it's happened now | E |
| An' I answered yes when he ast fer her hand | F |
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| I dodged him six weeks now it's done I confess | G |
| I contrived it so's he'd never get me alone | H |
| I knew all the time that he wanted our Bess | G |
| An' that he was eager to make his wants known | H |
| But he got me last night passed me out a see gar | I |
| An' while he was talkin' I looked at the band | F |
| I knew in my heart that he wouldn't get far | I |
| Afore he'd get courage an' ask fer her hand | F |
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| An' I shook like a man with the ague I guess | G |
| Like a fellow must feel when they've doomed him to die | J |
| An' I didn't look up when I answered him yes | G |
| I was almost ashamed of the tears in each eye | J |
| He's honest and clean he's a man through and through | K |
| An' as soon as I got my old heart in command | F |
| I said 'Since it must be I am glad it is you | K |
| I give you my best when I give you her hand ' | - |
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| I knew it was comin' For months I could see | L |
| It was love that was lightin' those young people's eyes | M |
| And so when he finally did corner me | L |
| I know what he said wasn't any surprise | M |
| Now Ma's kissin' 'em both then she'll come out and cry | J |
| An' tomorrow she'll tell me it's perfectly grand | F |
| Oh happy young man mebbe some day you'll sigh | J |
| When you're asked to part with your little one's hand | F |
Edgar Albert Guest
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