Writin' Back To The Home-folks Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCBDDAD EFDFDGDG HDGDIDJ GJG KLJL MD DNKKK GKNKGBNB| My dear old friends It jes beats all | A |
| The way you write a letter | B |
| So's ever' last line beats the first | C |
| And ever' next un's better | B |
| W'y ever' fool thing you putt down | D |
| You make so inte rest in' | D |
| A feller readin' of 'em all | A |
| Can't tell which is the best un | D |
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| It's all so comfortin' and good | E |
| 'Pears like I almost hear ye | F |
| And git more sociabler you know | D |
| And hitch my cheer up near ye | F |
| And jes smile on ye like the sun | D |
| Acrosst the whole per rairies | G |
| In Aprile when the thaw's begun | D |
| And country couples marries | G |
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| It's all so good old fashioned like | H |
| To talk jes like we're thinkin' | D |
| Without no hidin' back o' fans | G |
| And giggle un and winkin' | D |
| Ner sizin' how each other's dressed | I |
| Like some is allus doin' | D |
| ' Is Marthy Ellen's basque ben turned | J |
| Er shore enough a new un ' | - |
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| Er 'ef Steve's city friend haint jes | G |
| 'A lee tle kindo' sorto'' | J |
| Er 'wears them air blame eye glasses | G |
| Jes 'cause he hadn't ort to ' | - |
| And so straight on dad libitum | K |
| Tel all of us feels some way | L |
| Jes like our 'comp'ny' wuz the best | J |
| When we git up to come 'way | L |
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| That's why I like old friends like you | M |
| Jes 'cause you're so abidin' | D |
| Ef I was built to live ' fer keeps ' | - |
| My principul residin' | D |
| Would be amongst the folks 'at kep' | N |
| Me allus thinkin' of 'em | K |
| And sorto' eechin' all the time | K |
| To tell 'em how I love 'em | K |
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| Sich folks you know I jes love so | G |
| I wouldn't live without 'em | K |
| Er couldn't even drap asleep | N |
| But what I dreamp' about 'em | K |
| And ef we minded God I guess | G |
| We'd all love one another | B |
| Jes like one fam'bly me and Pap | N |
| And Madaline and Mother | B |
James Whitcomb Riley
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