A Fisherman's Baby Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBAB CCDDED FFGGAG AAHHAH| Oh hush little baby thy papa's at sea | A |
| The big billows rock him as mamma rocks thee | A |
| He hastes to his dear ones o'er billows of foam | B |
| Then sleep little darling till papa comes home | B |
| Sleep little baby hush little baby | A |
| Papa is coming no longer to roam | B |
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| The shells and the pebbles all day tossed about | C |
| Are lulled into sleep by the tide ebbing out | C |
| The tired shore slumbers stretched out in the sand | D |
| While the waves hurry off at mid ocean's command | D |
| Then hush little darling sleep little darling | E |
| Sleep baby rocked by thy mother's own hand | D |
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| The winds that have rollicked all day in the west | F |
| Are hushed into sleep on the calm evening's breast | F |
| The boats that were out with the wild sea at play | G |
| Are now rocked to sleep in the arms of the bay | G |
| Then rest little baby sleep little baby | A |
| Papa will come at the break of the day | G |
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| Sleep little darling too soon thou wilt be | A |
| A man like thy father to sail o'er the sea | A |
| Then sleep will not come at thy bidding or prayer | H |
| For thou wilt be harassed by danger and care | H |
| Then sleep little darling rest little baby | A |
| Rest whilst thou may dear and sleep whilst thou dare | H |
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
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