Long Afore He Knowed Who Santy-claus Wuz Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBCDEDFE GGDDHHEDFE HHEFHHEDFE IIHHBBEDFEJes' a little bit o' feller I remember still | A |
Ust to almost cry far Christmas like a youngster will | A |
Fourth o' July's nothin' to it New Year's ain't a smell | B |
Easter Sunday Circus day jes' all dead in the shell | B |
Lordy though at night you know to set around and hear | C |
The old folks work the story off about the sledge and deer | D |
And Santy skootin' round the roof all wrapped in fur and fuzz | E |
Long afore | D |
I knowed who | F |
Santy Claus wuz | E |
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Ust to wait and set up late a week er two ahead | G |
Couldn't hardly keep awake ner wouldn't go to bed | G |
Kittle stewin' on the fire and Mother settin' here | D |
Darnin' socks and rockin' in the skreeky rockin' cheer | D |
Pap gap' and wunder where it wuz the money went | H |
And quar'l with his frosted heels and spill his liniment | H |
And me a dreamin' sleigh bells when the clock 'ud whir and buzz | E |
Long afore | D |
I knowed who | F |
Santy Claus wuz | E |
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Size the fire place up and figger how Old Santy could | H |
Manage to come down the chimbly like they said he would | H |
Wisht that I could hide and see him wundered what he 'd say | E |
Ef he ketched a feller layin' far him thataway | F |
But I bet on him and liked him same as ef he had | H |
Turned to pat me on the back and say Look here my lad | H |
Here's my pack jes' he'p yourse'f like all good boys does | E |
Long afore | D |
I knowed who | F |
Santy Claus wuz | E |
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Wisht that yarn was true about him as it 'peared to be | I |
Truth made out o' lies like that un's good enough far me | I |
Wisht I still wuz so confidin' I could jes' go wild | H |
Over hangin' up my stockin's like the little child | H |
Climbin' in my lap to night and beggin' me to tell | B |
'Bout them reindeers and Old Santy that she loves so well | B |
I'm half sorry far this little girl sweetheart of his | E |
Long afore | D |
She knows who | F |
Santy Claus is | E |
James Whitcomb Riley
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