John Alden And Percilly Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCBCCDC EAC AAFA GCACADAD DHDDG G CHIHDJKJ CDADALCL DDCDCMD MND CG G AOC PEAE| We got up a Christmas doin's | A |
| Last Christmas Eve | B |
| Kindo' dimonstration | C |
| 'At I railly believe | B |
| Give more satisfaction | C |
| Take it up and down | C |
| Than ary intertainment | D |
| Ever come to town | C |
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| Railly was a theater | E |
| That's what it was | A |
| But bein' in the church you know | C |
| We had a ' Santy Clause ' | - |
| So 's to git the old folks | A |
| To patternize you see | A |
| And back the institootion up | F |
| Kindo' morally | A |
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| Schoolteacher writ the thing | G |
| Was a friend o' mine | C |
| Got it out o' Longfeller's | A |
| Pome 'Evangeline' | C |
| Er some'rs 'bout the Purituns | A |
| Anyway the part | D |
| ' John Alden ' fell to me | A |
| And learnt it all by heart | D |
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| Claircy was ' Percilly ' | - |
| Schoolteacher 'lowed | D |
| Me and her could act them two | H |
| Best of all the crowd | D |
| Then blame ef he didn't | D |
| Git her Pap i jing | G |
| To take the part o' ' Santy Clause ' | - |
| To wind up the thing | G |
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| Law the fun o' practisun | C |
| Was a week er two | H |
| Me and Claircy didn't have | I |
| Nothin' else to do | H |
| Kep' us jes a meetin' round | D |
| Kindo' here and there | J |
| Ever' night rehearsin' like | K |
| And gaddin' ever'where | J |
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| Game was wo'th the candle though | C |
| Christmas Eve at last | D |
| Rolled around And 'tendance jes | A |
| Couldn't been surpassed | D |
| Neighbors from the country | A |
| Come from Clay and Rush | L |
| Yes and 'crost the county line | C |
| Clean from Puckerbrush | L |
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| Meetin' house jes trimbled | D |
| As 'Old Santy' went | D |
| Round amongst the childern | C |
| With their pepperment | D |
| And sassafrac and wintergreen | C |
| Candy and 'a ball | M |
| O' popcorn ' the preacher 'nounced | D |
| 'Free fer each and all ' | - |
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| Schoolteacher suddently | M |
| Whispered in my ear | N |
| 'Guess I got you Christmas gift | D |
| Christmas is here ' | - |
| I give him a gold pen | C |
| And case to hold the thing | G |
| And Claircy whispered ' Christmas gift ' | - |
| And I give her a ring | G |
| - | |
| 'And now ' says I 'jes watch me | A |
| Christmas gift ' says I | O |
| ' I'm a goin' to git one | C |
| ' Santy's ' comin' by ' | - |
| Then I rech and grabbed him | P |
| And as you'll infer | E |
| 'Course I got the old man's | A |
| And he gimme her | E |
James Whitcomb Riley
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