Up And Down Old Brandywine Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

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Up and down old BrandywineA
In the days 'at's past and goneB
With a dad burn hook and lineA
And a saplin' pole swawnA
I've had more fun to the squareC
Inch than ever ANYwhereC
Heaven to come can't discount MINEA
Up and down old BrandywineA
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Hain't no sense in WISHIN' yitD
Wisht to goodness I COULD jesE
'Gee' the blame' world round and gitD
Back to that old happinessE
Kindo' drive back in the shadeD
'The old Covered Bridge' there laidD
'Crosst the crick and sorto' soakF
My soul over hub and spokeF
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Honest now it hain't no DREAMG
'At I'm wantin' but THE FAC'SE
As they wuz the same old streamG
And the same old times i jacksE
Gim me back my bare feet andD
Stonebruise too And scratched and tannedD
And let hottest dog days shineA
Up and down old BrandywineA
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In and on betwixt the treesE
'Long the banks pour down yer noonA
Kindo' curdled with the breezeE
And the yallerhammer's tuneA
And the smokin' chokin' dustD
O' the turnpike at its wusstD
SATURD'YS say when it seemsE
Road's jes jammed with country teamsE
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Whilse the old town fur awayH
'Crosst the hazy pastur' landD
Dozed like in the heat o' dayH
Peaceful' as a hired handD
Jolt the gravel th'ough the floorI
O' the old bridge grind and roarI
With yer blame percession lineA
Up and down old BrandywineA
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Souse me and my new straw hatD
Off the foot log what I careC
Fist shoved in the crown o' thatD
Like the old Clown ust to wearC
Wouldn't swop it fer a' oldD
Gin u wine raal crown o' goldD
Keep yer KING ef you'll gim meJ
Jes the boy I ust to beJ
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Spill my fishin' worms er stealK
My best 'goggle eye ' but youL
Can't lay hands on joys I feelK
Nibblin' like they ust to doL
So in memory to dayH
Same old ripple lips awayH
At my 'cork' and saggin' lineA
Up and down old BradywineA
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There the logs is round the hillM
Where 'Old Irvin' ust to liftD
Out sunfish from daylight tillM
Dewfall 'fore he'd leave 'The Drift'D
And give US a chance and thenA
Kindo' fish back home againA
Ketchin' 'em jes left and rightD
Where WE hadn't got 'a bite '-
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Er 'way windin' out and inA
Old path th'ough the iurnweedsE
And dog fennel to yer chinA
Then come suddent th'ough the reedsE
And cat tails smack into whereC
Them air woods hogs ust to scareC
Us clean 'crosst the County lineA
Up and down old BrandywineA
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But the dim roar o' the damN
It 'ud coax us furder stillM
To'rds the old race slow and ca'mO
Slidin' on to Huston's millM
Where I'spect 'The Freeport crowd'D
Never WARMED to us er 'lowedD
We wuz quite so overlyJ
Welcome as we aimed to beJ
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Still it 'peared like ever'thingP
Fur away from home as THEREC
Had more RELISH like i jingP
Fish in stream er bird in airC
O them rich old bottom landsE
Past where Cowden's Schoolhouse standsE
Wortermelons MASTER MINEA
Up and down old BrandywineA
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And sich pop paws Lumps o' rawQ
Gold and green jes oozy th'oughR
With ripe yaller like you've sawE
Custard pie with no crust toD
And jes GORGES o' wild plumsE
Till a feller'd suck his thumbsE
Clean up to his elbows MYS
ME SOME MORE ER LEM ME DIES
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Up and down old BrandywineA
Stripe me with pokeberry juiceE
Flick me with a pizenvineA
And yell 'Yip ' and lem me looseE
Old now as I then wuz youngT
'F I could sing as I HAVE sungT
Song 'ud surely ring DEE VINEA
Up and down old BrandywineA

James Whitcomb Riley



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