Prior To Miss Belle's Appearance Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAABCCAA ADAADEEFF GHGGHI JJ AIAAIKKL J J GGMM JEJJENNEE| What makes you come HERE fer Mister | A |
| So much to our house SAY | B |
| Come to see our big sister | A |
| An' Charley he says 'at you kissed her | A |
| An' he ketched you th'uther day | B |
| Didn' you Charley But we p'omised Belle | C |
| An' crossed our heart to never to tell | C |
| 'Cause SHE gived us some o' them er | A |
| Chawk'lut drops 'at you bringed to her | A |
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| Charley he's my little b'uther | A |
| An' we has a mostest fun | D |
| Don't we Charley Our Muther | A |
| Whenever we whips one anuther | A |
| Tries to whip US an' we RUN | D |
| Don't we Charley An' nen bime by | E |
| Nen she gives us cake an' pie | E |
| Don't she Charley when we come in | F |
| An' pomise never to do it ag'in | F |
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| HE'S named Charley I'm WILLIE | G |
| An' I'm got the purtiest name | H |
| But Uncle Bob HE calls me 'Billy' | G |
| Don't he Charley 'N' our filly | G |
| We named 'Billy ' the same | H |
| Ist like me An' our Ma said | I |
| 'At 'Bob puts foolishnuss into our head ' | - |
| Didn' she Charley An' SHE don't know | J |
| Much about BOYS 'Cause Bob said so | J |
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| Baby's a funniest feller | A |
| Nain't no hair on his head | I |
| IS they Charley It's meller | A |
| Wite up there An' ef Belle er | A |
| Us ask wuz WE that way Ma said | I |
| 'Yes an' yer PA'S head wuz soft as that | K |
| An' it's that way yet ' An' Pa grabs his hat | K |
| An' says 'Yes childern she's right about Pa | L |
| 'Cause that's the reason he married yer Ma ' | - |
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| An' our Ma says 'at 'Belle couldn' | J |
| Ketch nothin' at all but ist 'BOWS ' | - |
| An' PA says 'at 'you're soft as puddun ' | - |
| An' UNCLE BOB says 'you're a good un | J |
| 'Cause he can tell by yer nose ' | - |
| Didn' he Charley An' when Belle'll play | G |
| In the poller on th' pianer some day | G |
| Bob makes up funny songs about you | M |
| Till she gits mad like he wants her to | M |
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| Our sister FANNY she's 'LEVEN | J |
| Years old 'At's mucher 'an I | E |
| Ain't it Charley I'm seven | J |
| But our sister Fanny's in HEAVEN | J |
| Nere's where you go ef you die | E |
| Don't you Charley Nen you has WINGS | N |
| IST LIKE FANNY an' PURTIEST THINGS | N |
| Don't you Charley An' nen you can FLY | E |
| Ist fly an' EVER'thing I Wisht I'D die | E |
James Whitcomb Riley
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