Them Old Cheery Words Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCCDB EFEFGGBB HIJIKKLL MNMNHHBB BODOKPDB QJQJJJHH RFRFSSDB TMTMDBHH BBDBJJDB| Pap he allus ust to say | A |
| Chris'mus comes but onc't a year | B |
| Liked to hear him that a way | A |
| In his old split bottomed cheer | B |
| By the fireplace here at night | C |
| Wood all in and room all bright | C |
| Warm and snug and folks all here | D |
| Chris'mus comes but onc't a year | B |
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| Me and 'Lize and Warr'n and Jess | E |
| And Eldory home fer two | F |
| Weeks' vacation and I guess | E |
| Old folks tickled through and through | F |
| Same as we was Home onc't more | G |
| Fer another Chris'mus shore | G |
| Pap 'u'd say and tilt his cheer | B |
| Chris'mus comes but onc't a year | B |
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| Mostly Pap was ap' to be | H |
| Ser'ous in his daily walk | I |
| As he called it giner'ly | J |
| Was no hand to joke er talk | I |
| Fac's is Pap had never be'n | K |
| Rugged like at all and then | K |
| Three years in the army had | L |
| Hepped to break him purty bad | L |
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| Never flinched but frost and snow | M |
| Hurt his wownd in winter But | N |
| You bet Mother knowed it though | M |
| Watched his feet and made him putt | N |
| On his flannen and his knee | H |
| Where it never healed up he | H |
| Claimed was well now mighty near | B |
| Chris'mus comes but onc't a year | B |
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| Chris'mus comes but onc't a year | B |
| Pap 'u'd say and snap his eyes | O |
| Row o' apples sputter'n' here | D |
| Round the hearth and me and 'Lize | O |
| Crackin' hicker' nuts and Warr'n | K |
| And Eldory parchin' corn | P |
| And whole raft o' young folks here | D |
| Chris'mus comes but onc't a year | B |
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| Mother tuk most comfort in | Q |
| Jest a heppin' Pap She'd fill | J |
| His pipe fer him er his tin | Q |
| O' hard cider er set still | J |
| And read fer him out the pile | J |
| O' newspapers putt on file | J |
| Whilse he was with Sherman She | H |
| Knowed the whole war history | H |
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| Sometimes he'd git het up some | R |
| Boys he'd say and you girls too | F |
| Chris'mus is about to come | R |
| So as you've a right to do | F |
| Celebrate it Lots has died | S |
| Same as Him they crucified | S |
| That you might be happy here | D |
| Chris'mus comes but onc't a year | B |
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| Missed his voice last Chris'mus missed | T |
| Them old cheery words you know | M |
| Mother belt up tel she kissed | T |
| All of us then had to go | M |
| And break down And I laughs Here | D |
| 'Chris'mus comes but onc't a year | B |
| Them's his very words sobbed she | H |
| When he asked to marry me | H |
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| Chris'mus comes but onc't a year | B |
| Chris'mus comes but onc't a year | B |
| Over over still I hear | D |
| Chris'mus comes but onc't a year | B |
| Yit like him I'm goin' to smile | J |
| And keep cheerful all the while | J |
| Allus Chris'mus There And here | D |
| Chris'mus comes but onc't a year | B |
James Whitcomb Riley
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