The Little Chap Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCDCD EFEFGDGD GHGHCDCD EDEDCDCD| DO you know why men dig ditches | A |
| And why others till the soil | B |
| Do you know why men seek riches | A |
| And each morn go out to toil | B |
| It's because at home there's waiting | C |
| Till the busy day is through | D |
| Some such sunny captivating | C |
| Little fellow just like you | D |
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| Do you know why one seeks money | E |
| And another tries for fame | F |
| It's to pay for bread and honey | E |
| For the tot that bears his name | F |
| Back of everything men tackle | G |
| Back of everything men do | D |
| You will find the merry cackle | G |
| Of a little chap like you | D |
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| Men have smiling gone to battle | G |
| Men have mastered all their fears | H |
| Just because their baby's prattle | G |
| Still was ringing in their ears | H |
| And when all the fates were smiting | C |
| They kept on with purpose true | D |
| Undiscouraged They were fighting | C |
| For a little chap like you | D |
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| So that's why I care for money | E |
| Why I work the long day through | D |
| It's to pay for bread and honey | E |
| For a little chap like you | D |
| Back of each goal I'm pursuing | C |
| Back of everything I do | D |
| Is the gurgling and the gooing | C |
| Of a little chap like you | D |
Edgar Albert Guest
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