Down The River Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCDCD EBABCDCD BEAEFDCD GHIHJDCD CHKHLDCD| I VE done with joys an misery | A |
| An why should I repine | B |
| There s no one knows the past but me | A |
| An that ol dog o mine | B |
| We camp an walk an camp an walk | C |
| An find it fairly good | D |
| He can do anything but talk | C |
| An he wouldn t if he could | D |
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| We sits an thinks beside the fire | E |
| With all the stars a shine | B |
| An no one knows our thoughts but me | A |
| An that there dog o mine | B |
| We has our Johnny cake an scrag | C |
| An finds em fairly good | D |
| He can do anything but talk | C |
| An he wouldn t if he could | D |
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| He gets a possum now an then | B |
| I cooks it on the fire | E |
| He has his water me my tea | A |
| What more could we desire | E |
| He gets a rabbit when he likes | F |
| We finds it pretty good | D |
| He can do anything but talk | C |
| An he wouldn t if he could | D |
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| I has me smoke he has his rest | G |
| When sunset s gettin dim | H |
| An if I do get drunk at times | I |
| It s all the same to him | H |
| So long s he s got me swag to mind | J |
| He thinks that times is good | D |
| He can do anything but talk | C |
| An he wouldn t if he could | D |
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| He gets his tucker from the cook | C |
| For cook is good to him | H |
| An when I sobers up a bit | K |
| He goes an has a swim | H |
| He likes the rivers where I fish | L |
| An all the world is good | D |
| He can do anything but talk | C |
| An he wouldn t if he could | D |
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