The Raggedy Man Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCCDDEEEE FFGGHHEEEE HHIIJJJJJJ KKGGJJJJJJJ LLMMIIJJJJJ NNOOJJJJJJ JJPPQQRRJJJ HHMMMMJJJJ| O the Raggedy Man He works fer Pa | A |
| An' he's the goodest man ever you saw | B |
| He comes to our house every day | C |
| An' waters the horses an' feeds 'em hay | C |
| An' he opens the shed an' we all ist laugh | D |
| When he drives out our little old wobble ly calf | D |
| An' nen ef our hired girl says he can | E |
| He milks the cow fer 'Lizabuth Ann | E |
| Ain't he a' awful good Raggedy Man | E |
| Raggedy Raggedy Raggedy Man | E |
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| W'y The Raggedy Man he's ist so good | F |
| He splits the kindlin' an' chops the wood | F |
| An' nen he spades in our garden too | G |
| An' does most things 'at boys can't do | G |
| He clumbed clean up in our big tree | H |
| An' shooked a' apple down fer me | H |
| An' 'nother 'n' too fer 'Lizabuth Ann | E |
| An' 'nother 'n' too fer The Raggedy Man | E |
| Ain't he a' awful kind Raggedy Man | E |
| Raggedy Raggedy Raggedy Man | E |
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| An' The Raggedy Man one time say he | H |
| Pick' roast' rambos from a' orchurd tree | H |
| An' et 'em all ist roast' an' hot | I |
| An' it's so too 'cause a corn crib got | I |
| Afire one time an' all burn' down | J |
| On The Smoot Farm 'bout four mile from town | J |
| On The Smoot Farm Yes an' the hired han' | J |
| 'At worked there nen 'uz The Raggedy Man | J |
| Ain't he the beatin'est Raggedy Man | J |
| Raggedy Raggedy Raggedy Man | J |
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| The Raggedy Man's so good an' kind | K |
| He'll be our horsey an' haw an' mind | K |
| Ever'thing 'at you make him do | G |
| An' won't run off 'less you want him to | G |
| I drived him wunst way down our lane | J |
| An' he got skeered when it 'menced to rain | J |
| An' ist rared up an' squealed and run | J |
| Purt' nigh away an' it's all in fun | J |
| Nen he skeered ag'in at a' old tin can | J |
| Whoa y' old runaway Raggedy Man | J |
| Raggedy Raggedy Raggedy Man | J |
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| An' The Raggedy Man he knows most rhymes | L |
| An' tells 'em ef I be good sometimes | L |
| Knows 'bout Giunts an' Griffuns an' Elves | M |
| An' the Squidgicum Squees 'at swallers the'rselves | M |
| An' wite by the pump in our pasture lot | I |
| He showed me the hole 'at the Wunks is got | I |
| 'At lives 'way deep in the ground an' can | J |
| Turn into me er 'Lizabuth Ann | J |
| Er Ma er Pa er The Raggedy Man | J |
| Ain't he a funny old Raggedy Man | J |
| Raggedy Raggedy Raggedy Man | J |
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| An' wunst when The Raggedy Man come late | N |
| An' pigs ist root' thue the garden gate | N |
| He 'tend like the pigs 'uz bears an' said | O |
| Old Bear shooter'll shoot 'em dead | O |
| An' race' an' chase' 'em an' they'd ist run | J |
| When he pint his hoe at 'em like it's a gun | J |
| An' go Bang Bang nen 'tend he stan' | J |
| An' load up his gun ag'in Raggedy Man | J |
| He's an old Bear shooter Raggedy Man | J |
| Raggedy Raggedy Raggedy Man | J |
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| An' sometimes The Raggedy Man lets on | J |
| We're little prince children an' old King's gone | J |
| To git more money an' lef' us there | P |
| And Robbers is ist thick ever'where | P |
| An' nen ef we all won't cry fer shore | Q |
| The Raggedy Man he'll come and 'splore | Q |
| The Castul halls an' steal the gold | R |
| An' steal us too an' grab an' hold | R |
| An' pack us off to his old Cave An' | J |
| Haymow's the cave o' The Raggedy Man | J |
| Raggedy Raggedy Raggedy Man | J |
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| The Raggedy Man one time when he | H |
| Wuz makin' a little bow 'n' orry fer me | H |
| Says When you're big like your Pa is | M |
| Air you go' to keep a fine store like his | M |
| An' be a rich merchunt an' wear fine clothes | M |
| Er what air you go' to be goodness knows | M |
| An' nen he laughed at 'Lizabuth Ann | J |
| An' I says 'M go' to be a Raggedy Man | J |
| I'm ist go' to be a nice Raggedy Man | J |
| Raggedy Raggedy Raggedy Man | J |
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