I Mustn't Forget Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCDCD EFEFGBGB HIHIJAJA| I mustn't forget that I'm gettin' old | A |
| That's the worst thing ever a man can do | B |
| I must keep in mind without bein' told | A |
| That old ideas must give away to new | B |
| Let me be always upon my guard | C |
| Never a crabby old man to be | D |
| Youth is too precious to have it marred | C |
| By the cranky whims of a man like me | D |
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| I must remember that customs change | E |
| An' I've had my youth an' my hair is gray | F |
| Mustn't be too surprised at strange | E |
| Or startlin' things that the youngsters say | F |
| Mustn't keep the bit in their mouths too tight | G |
| Which is something old people are apt to do | B |
| What used to be wrong may today be right | G |
| An' it may not be wrong just becoz it's new | B |
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| Want 'em to like me an' want 'em to know | H |
| That I need their laughter an' mirth an' song | I |
| An' I want 'em near coz I love 'em so | H |
| An' home is the place where their smiles belong | I |
| They're growin' up an' it seems so queer | J |
| To hear them talk of the views they hold | A |
| But age with youth shouldn't interfere | J |
| An' I musn't forget that I'm gettin' old | A |
Edgar Albert Guest
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