When De Folks Is Gone Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCD EFGG HAA IIJD IIKK| What dat scratchin' at de kitchin do' | A |
| Done heah'n dat foh an hour er mo' | B |
| Tell you Mr Niggah das sho's yo' bo'n | C |
| Hit's mighty lonesome waitin' when de folks is gone | D |
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| Blame my trap How de wind do blow | E |
| An' dis is das de night foh de witches sho' | F |
| Dey's trouble gon' to waste when de old slut whine | G |
| An' you heah de cat a spittin' when de moon don't shine | G |
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| Chune my fiddle an' de bridge go 'bang ' | - |
| An' I lef' 'er right back whah she allus hang | H |
| An' de tribble snap short an' de apern split | A |
| When dey no mortal man wah a tetchin' hit | A |
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| Dah Now what How de ole j'ice cracks | I |
| 'Spec' dis house ef hit tell plain fac's | I |
| 'Ud talk about de ha'nts wid dey long tails on | J |
| What das'n't on'y come when de folks is gone | D |
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| What I tuk an' done ef a sho' nuff ghos' | I |
| Pop right up by de ole bed pos' | I |
| What dat shinin' fru de front do' crack | K |
| God bress de Lo'd Hit's de folks got back | K |
James Whitcomb Riley
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