Tinkerin' At Home Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBCC DDEFGGCC HHIIJJCC KKFFIILL| Some folks there be who seem to need excitement fast and furious | A |
| An' reckon all the joys that have no thrill in 'em are spurious | A |
| Some think that pleasure's only found down where the lights are shining | B |
| An' where an orchestra's at work the while the folks are dining | B |
| Still others seek it at their play while some there are who roam | C |
| But I am happiest when I am tinkerin' 'round the home | C |
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| I like to wear my oldest clothes an' fuss around the yard | D |
| An' dig a flower bed now an' then and pensively regard | D |
| The mornin' glories climbin' all along the wooden fence | E |
| An' do the little odds an' ends that aren't of consequence | F |
| I like to trim the hedges an' touch up the paint a bit | G |
| An' sort of take a homely pride in keepin' all things fit | G |
| An' I don't envy rich folks who are sailin' o'er the foam | C |
| When I can spend a day or two in tinkerin' 'round the home | C |
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| If I were fixed with money as some other people are | H |
| I'd take things mighty easy I'd not travel very far | H |
| I'd jes' wear my oldest trousers an' my flannel shirt an' stay | I |
| An' guard my vine an' fig tree in an old man's tender way | I |
| I'd bathe my soul in sunshine every mornin' and I'd bend | J |
| My back to pick the roses Oh I'd be a watchful friend | J |
| To everything around the place an' in the twilight gloam | C |
| I'd thank the Lord for lettin' me jes' tinker 'round the home | C |
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| But since I've got to hustle in the turmoil of the town | K |
| An' don't expect I'll ever be allowed to settle down | K |
| An' live among the roses an' the tulips an' the phlox | F |
| Or spend my time in carin' for the noddin' hollyhocks | F |
| I've come to the conclusion that perhaps in Heaven I may | I |
| Get a chance to know the pleasures that I'm yearnin' for to day | I |
| An' I'm goin' to ask the good Lord when I've climbed the golden stair | L |
| If he'll kindly let me tinker 'round the home we've got up there | L |
Edgar Albert Guest
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