Queer Ebenezer Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBCCDDEEFGHHIIJJDD KG LLEEMMNOPPQ F FKKRRDDEMS| d in on him last night t' chat | A |
| Of politics an' this an' that | A |
| An' when he'd showed me to a seat | B |
| He brung some apples in t' eat | B |
| An' tuk one up an' stroked its side | C |
| An' fondled it t' show his pride | C |
| Says I t' him 'It's plain t' me | D |
| Thet things ain't what they orter be | D |
| Men ain't as honest as they wuz | E |
| Vice profits more'n virtue does | E |
| The weak are downtrod by the strong | F |
| The whole world's overrun by wrong ' | G |
| An' then I showed him facts t' prove | H |
| Thet we air gettin' in a groove | H |
| O' wickedness an' steeped in sin | I |
| But all he did wuz work his chin | I |
| A chewin' on his apple core | J |
| An' lookin' at his parlor floor | J |
| An' then says he right slow t' me | D |
| 'Some things ain't what they orter be | D |
| But still I ain't inclined to pine | K |
| Apples this year air mighty fine ' | G |
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| He tuk another pippin then | L |
| An' started in t' chew again | L |
| 'Now Eb ' says I 'Ye've got t' say | E |
| Thet we air in a dreadful way | E |
| Thet life is full o' pain an' woe | M |
| An' rough air roads thet we must go | M |
| The iron heels of lust and greed | N |
| Air on our necks an' if you read | O |
| The papers nowadays you'll note | P |
| Thet rumors dreadful air afloat | P |
| Our judges ain't exactly just | Q |
| In matters that affect a trust ' | - |
| I put it to him good an' strong | F |
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| Expectin' that he'd come erlong | F |
| An' jine with me by nod or sign | K |
| But nary nod or move t' jine | K |
| He made but turnin' in his chair | R |
| An' reachin' fer the table where | R |
| An old brown pitcher stood says he | D |
| 'Come on an' have a drink with me | D |
| I ain't denyin' what you say | E |
| It mebbe things air thataway | M |
| But here's yer glass now ain't that clear | S |
| The cider's mighty fine this year ' | - |
Edgar Albert Guest
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