Lullaby Of The Iroquois Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AAAAAABBAA CCCCCCDDCC| Little brown baby bird lapped in your nest | A |
| Wrapped in your nest | A |
| Strapped in your nest | A |
| Your straight little cradle board rocks you to rest | A |
| Its hands are your nest | A |
| Its bands are your nest | A |
| It swings from the down bending branch of the oak | B |
| You watch the camp flame and the curling grey smoke | B |
| But oh for your pretty black eyes sleep is best | A |
| Little brown baby of mine go to rest | A |
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| Little brown baby bird swinging to sleep | C |
| Winging to sleep | C |
| Singing to sleep | C |
| Your wonder black eyes that so wide open keep | C |
| Shielding their sleep | C |
| Unyielding to sleep | C |
| The heron is homing the plover is still | D |
| The night owl calls from his haunt on the hill | D |
| Afar the fox barks afar the stars peep | C |
| Little brown baby of mine go to sleep | C |
Emily Pauline Johnson
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