Nobody's Lookin' But De Owl And De Moon Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCBCDDDD DDDD EFEFDDDD| A Negro Serenade | A |
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| De river is a glistenin' in de moonlight | B |
| De owl is set'n high up in de tree | C |
| De little stars am twinklin' wid a sof' light | B |
| De night seems only jes fu' you an' me | C |
| Thoo de trees de breezes am a sighin' | D |
| Breathin' out a sort o' lover's croon | D |
| Der's nobody lookin' or a spyin' | D |
| Nobody but de owl an' de moon | D |
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| Nobody's lookin' but de owl an' de moon | D |
| An' de night is balmy fu' de month is June | D |
| Come den Honey won't you Come to meet me soon | D |
| Wile nobody's lookin' but de owl an' de moon | D |
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| I feel so kinder lonely all de daytime | E |
| It seems I raly don't know what to do | F |
| I jes keep sort a longin' fu' de night time | E |
| 'Cause den I know dat I can be wid you | F |
| An' de thought jes sets my brain a swayin' | D |
| An' my heart a beatin' to a tune | D |
| Come de owl won't tell w'at we's a sayin' | D |
| An' cose you know we kin trus' de moon | D |
James Weldon Johnson
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