Dot Leedle Boy Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCBDCDC EFGFHCIC AJFKICFC EF FDCDC EDEDECC EDLDECEC FEDEC DC ICMC CCC MC CMC C MFCFCCD DCFCFCKC DMKMECCC CFCFM CCEFFFE FC CC CKCK DFDFFCCC| Ot's a leedle Gristmas story | A |
| Dot I told der leedle folks | B |
| Und I vant you stop dot laughin' | C |
| Und grackin' funny jokes | B |
| So help me Peter Moses | D |
| Ot's no time for monkey shine | C |
| Ober I vast told you somedings | D |
| Of dot leedle boy of mine | C |
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| Ot vas von cold Vinter vedder | E |
| Ven der snow vas all about | F |
| Dot you have to chop der hatchet | G |
| Eef you got der sauerkraut | F |
| Und der cheekens on der hind leg | H |
| Vas standin' in der shine | C |
| Der sun shmile out dot morning | I |
| On dot leedle boy of mine | C |
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| He vas yoost a leedle baby | A |
| Not bigger as a doll | J |
| Dot time I got acquaintet | F |
| Ach you ought to heard 'im squall | K |
| I grackys dot's der moosic | I |
| Ot make me feel so fine | C |
| Ven first I vas been marriet | F |
| Oh dot leedle boy of mine | C |
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| He look yoost like his fader | E |
| So ven der vimmen said | F |
| 'Vot a purty leedle baby ' | - |
| Katrina shake der head | F |
| I dink she must 'a' notice | D |
| Dot der baby vas a gryin' | C |
| Und she cover up der blankets | D |
| Of dot leedle boy of mine | C |
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| Vel ven he vas got bigger | E |
| Dot he grawl und bump his nose | D |
| Und make der table over | E |
| Und molasses on his glothes | D |
| Dot make 'im all der sveeter | E |
| So I say to my Katrine | C |
| 'Better you vas quit a shpankin' | C |
| Dot leedle boy of mine ' | - |
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| No more he vas older | E |
| As about a dozen months | D |
| He speak der English language | L |
| Und der German bote at vonce | D |
| Und he dringk his glass of lager | E |
| Like a Londsman fon der Rhine | C |
| Und I klingk my glass togeder | E |
| Mit dot leedle boy of mine | C |
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| I vish you could 'a' seen id | F |
| Ven he glimb up on der chair | E |
| Und shmash der lookin' glasses | D |
| Ven he try to comb his hair | E |
| Mit a hammer Und Katrina | C |
| Say 'Dot's an ugly sign ' | - |
| But I laugh und vink my fingers | D |
| At dot leedle boy of mine | C |
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| But vonce dot Vinter morning | I |
| He shlip out in der snow | C |
| Mitout no stockin's on 'im | M |
| He say he 'vant to go | C |
| Und fly some mit der birdies ' | - |
| Und ve give 'im medi cine | C |
| Ven he catch der 'parrygoric' | C |
| Dot leedle boy of mine | C |
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| Und so I set und nurse 'im | M |
| Vile der Gristmas vas come roun' | C |
| Und I told 'im 'bout 'Kriss Kringle ' | - |
| How he come der chimbly down | C |
| Und I ask 'im eef he love 'im | M |
| Eef he bring 'im someding fine | C |
| 'Nicht besser as mein fader ' | - |
| Say dot leedle boy of mine | C |
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| Und he put his arms aroun' me | M |
| Und hug so close und tight | F |
| I hear der gclock a tickin' | C |
| All der balance of der night | F |
| Someding make me feel so funny | C |
| Ven I say to my Katrine | C |
| 'Let us go und fill der stockin's | D |
| Of dot leedle boy of mine ' | - |
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| Vell Ve buyed a leedle horses | D |
| Dot you pull 'im mit a shtring | C |
| Und a leedle fancy jay bird | F |
| Eef you vant to hear 'im sing | C |
| You took 'im by der topknot | F |
| Und yoost blow in behine | C |
| Und dot make much spectakel | K |
| For dot leedle boy of mine | C |
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| Und gandies nuts und raizens | D |
| Und I buy a leedle drum | M |
| Dot I vant to hear 'im rattle | K |
| Ven der Gristmas morning come | M |
| Und a leedle shmall tin rooster | E |
| Dot vould crow so loud und fine | C |
| Ven he sqveeze 'im in der morning | C |
| Dot leedle boy of mine | C |
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| Und vile ve vas a fixin' | C |
| Dot leedle boy vake out | F |
| I t'ought he been a dreamin' | C |
| 'Kriss Kringle' vas about | F |
| For he say 'DOT'S HIM I SEE 'IM | M |
| MIT DER SHTARS DOT MAKE DER SHINE ' | - |
| Und he yoost keep on a gryin' | C |
| Dot leedle boy of mine | C |
| Und gottin' vorse und vorser | E |
| Und tumble on der bed | F |
| So ven der doctor seen id | F |
| He kindo' shake his head | F |
| Und feel his pulse und visper | E |
| 'Der boy is a dyin' ' | - |
| You dink I could BELIEVE id | F |
| DOT LEEDLE BOY OF MINE | C |
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| I told you friends dot's someding | C |
| Der last time dot he speak | C |
| Und say 'GOOT BY KRISS KRINGLE ' | - |
| Dot make me feel so veak | C |
| I yoost kneel down und drimble | K |
| Und bur sed out a gryin' | C |
| 'MEIN GOTT MEIN GOTT IN HIMMEL | K |
| DOT LEEDLE BOY OF MINE ' | - |
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| Der sun don't shine DOT Gristmas | D |
| Eef dot leedle boy vould LIFF'D | F |
| No deefer en' for HEAVEN vas | D |
| His leedle Gristmas gift | F |
| Und der ROOSTER und der GANDY | F |
| Und me und my Katrine | C |
| Und der jay bird is awaiting | C |
| For dot leedle boy of mine | C |
James Whitcomb Riley
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