What A Baby Costs Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBCCDDEE FFGGHHCCII FFJBKKLLM| 'How much do babies cost ' said he | A |
| The other night upon my knee | A |
| And then I said 'They cost a lot | B |
| A lot of watching by a cot | B |
| A lot of sleepless hours and care | C |
| A lot of heartache and despair | C |
| A lot of fear and trying dread | D |
| And sometimes many tears are shed | D |
| In payment for our babies small | E |
| But every one is worth it all | E |
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| 'For babies people have to pay | F |
| A heavy price from day to day | F |
| There is no way to get one cheap | G |
| Why sometimes when they're fast asleep | G |
| You have to get up in the night | H |
| And go and see that they're all right | H |
| But what they cost in constant care | C |
| And worry does not half compare | C |
| With what they bring of joy and bliss | I |
| You'd pay much more for just a kiss | I |
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| 'Who buys a baby has to pay | F |
| A portion of the bill each day | F |
| He has to give his time and thought | J |
| Unto the little one he's bought | B |
| He has to stand a lot of pain | K |
| Inside his heart and not complain | K |
| And pay with lonely days and sad | L |
| For all the happy hours he's had | L |
| All this a baby costs and yet | M |
| His smile is worth it all you bet ' | - |
Edgar Albert Guest
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