Now Moses Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCDCD EECF CGCGCHCH DIDIJKLK| Now Moses what makes you so strange and forgetful | A |
| How is it you heed what I tell you no more | B |
| Just look at your picture who would not be fretful | A |
| Your great muddy boots on my clean kitchen floor | B |
| And there you are smoking Oh dear 'tis provoking | C |
| To tease and torment me it is your desire | D |
| I'll throw your old no sir indeed I'm not joking | C |
| I'll throw your old meerschaum right into the fire | D |
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| Now Moses you'll catch it Now Moses don't touch it | E |
| Now Moses don't you hear what I say don't you hear it | E |
| 'Tis thus without stopping the music keeps dropping | C |
| For night after night and for day after day | F |
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| Now Moses do tell me now what are you doing | C |
| Off there in the pantry so still and so sly | G |
| I know very well there is some mischief brewing | C |
| Ha that's what you're after a whole cherry pie | G |
| Stop stop you are taking the last of my baking | C |
| The very last pie that was left on the shelf | H |
| If ever one did you deserve a good shaking | C |
| And I've a great notion to try it myself | H |
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| Now Moses come let us be pleasant and clever | D |
| We must not in future lead such a sad life | I |
| Come you be my dear noble husband forever | D |
| And I'll be forever your sweet loving wife | I |
| Of course some supposes that life is all roses | J |
| But really I think that well now I declare | K |
| You rascal you villain you stupid thing Moses | L |
| You laid your old currycomb right in my chair | K |
Henry Clay Work
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