When Pa Gets Back Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABBCCDE FFB GGAA HHIICCJJ KKCCLLMM| the railroad track | A |
| Or a big boat ride which he often does | B |
| Oh I 'm orful glad when he's back becoz | B |
| Jes' as soon as he's kissed my ma an' me | C |
| He laffs an' says 'Come along an' see | C |
| The wonderful things in my old black grip | D |
| The things I got on my little trip ' | E |
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| Nen he puts his grip on a parlor chair | F |
| An' he says to me 'Now stand right there | F |
| An' we'll jes' see what is inside o' this | B |
| But first we'll all have another kiss ' | - |
| Nen he opens his grip an' it's jes' crammed tight | G |
| With toys an' things Oh I wish you might | G |
| Be there some day when my Pa gets back | A |
| To see the things in his old grip sack | A |
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| There's allus a doll for his little girl | H |
| Which is me a doll with a yellow curl | H |
| An' the very last time that he went away | I |
| I really couldn't begin to say | I |
| All the wonderful things that he brought to me | C |
| Coz I 'd been good as I said I 'd be | C |
| I 'm sure that I couldn't tell them all | J |
| But one was a new pink parasol | J |
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| An' he brought me some books an' some candy too | K |
| An' anuvver dolly all dressed in blue | K |
| An' a broom jes' made for a girl like me | C |
| An' the nicest hair ribbons ever you see | C |
| An' a spade an' a rake to dig in sand | L |
| An' some dishes my Ma says are Heavyland | L |
| I cry when my Pa goes away but when | M |
| He gets back home I am glad again | M |
Edgar Albert Guest
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