Long Afore He Knowed Who Santy-claus Wuz Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

Rhyme Scheme: AABBCDEDFE GGDDHHEDFE HHEFHHEDFE IIHHBBEDFE

Jes' a little bit o' feller I remember stillA
Ust to almost cry far Christmas like a youngster willA
Fourth o' July's nothin' to it New Year's ain't a smellB
Easter Sunday Circus day jes' all dead in the shellB
Lordy though at night you know to set around and hearC
The old folks work the story off about the sledge and deerD
And Santy skootin' round the roof all wrapped in fur and fuzzE
Long aforeD
I knowed whoF
Santy Claus wuzE
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Ust to wait and set up late a week er two aheadG
Couldn't hardly keep awake ner wouldn't go to bedG
Kittle stewin' on the fire and Mother settin' hereD
Darnin' socks and rockin' in the skreeky rockin' cheerD
Pap gap' and wunder where it wuz the money wentH
And quar'l with his frosted heels and spill his linimentH
And me a dreamin' sleigh bells when the clock 'ud whir and buzzE
Long aforeD
I knowed whoF
Santy Claus wuzE
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Size the fire place up and figger how Old Santy couldH
Manage to come down the chimbly like they said he wouldH
Wisht that I could hide and see him wundered what he 'd sayE
Ef he ketched a feller layin' far him thatawayF
But I bet on him and liked him same as ef he hadH
Turned to pat me on the back and say Look here my ladH
Here's my pack jes' he'p yourse'f like all good boys doesE
Long aforeD
I knowed whoF
Santy Claus wuzE
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Wisht that yarn was true about him as it 'peared to beI
Truth made out o' lies like that un's good enough far meI
Wisht I still wuz so confidin' I could jes' go wildH
Over hangin' up my stockin's like the little childH
Climbin' in my lap to night and beggin' me to tellB
'Bout them reindeers and Old Santy that she loves so wellB
I'm half sorry far this little girl sweetheart of hisE
Long aforeD
She knows whoF
Santy Claus isE

James Whitcomb Riley



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