When Pa Comes Home Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABBCCCDDEEFFCG HHI BBBAAJJCCK BBLLEEEJJM BBN| the floor | A |
| An' throws me up an' catches me | B |
| When I come down an' then says he | B |
| 'Well how'd you get along to day | C |
| An' were you good an' did you play | C |
| An' keep right out of mamma's way | C |
| An' how'd you get that awful bump | D |
| Above your eye My what a lump | D |
| An' who spilled jelly on your shirt | E |
| An' where'd you ever find the dirt | E |
| That's on your hands And my Oh my | F |
| I guess those eyes have had a cry | F |
| They look so red What was it pray | C |
| What has been happening here to day ' | G |
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| An' then he drops' his coat an' hat | H |
| Upon a chair an' says 'What's that | H |
| Who knocked that engine on its back | I |
| An' stepped upon that piece of track ' | - |
| An' then he takes me on his knee | B |
| An' says ' What's this that now I see | B |
| Whatever can the matter be | B |
| Who strewed those toys upon the floor | A |
| An' left those things behind the door | A |
| Who upset all those parlor chairs | J |
| An' threw those blocks upon the stairs | J |
| I guess a cyclone called to day | C |
| While I was workin' far away | C |
| Who was it worried mamma so | K |
| It can't be anyone I know ' | - |
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| An' then I laugh an' say 'It's me | B |
| Me did most ever'thing you see | B |
| Me got this bump the time me tripped | L |
| An' here is where the jelly slipped | L |
| Right off my bread upon my shirt | E |
| An' when me tumbled down it hurt | E |
| That's how me got all over dirt | E |
| Me threw those building blocks downstairs | J |
| An' me upset the parlor chairs | J |
| Coz when you're playin' train you've got | M |
| To move things 'round an awful lot ' | - |
| An' then my Pa he kisses me | B |
| An' bounces me upon his knee | B |
| An' says 'Well well my little lad | N |
| What glorious fun you must have had ' | - |
Edgar Albert Guest
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