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 DFDFFCCCOt'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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