A Lucky Dog Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABAAB BBAAAA BBAAAA AACDDC EEBFFB GHIAAI JJJAAJ JJBBBH AAAKLATha'rt a rough en aye tha art an aw'll bet | A |
Just as ready Tha ne'er lived as a pet | A |
Aw can tell | B |
Ther's noa mistress weshed thi skin cooam'd thi heead | A |
Net mich pettin kicks an cuffins oft asteead | A |
Like mysel | B |
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Tha'rt noa beauty nivver wor nivver will | B |
Ther's lots like thee amang men but then still | B |
Sich is fate | A |
An its fooilish for to be discontent | A |
At a thing we've noa paar to prevent | A |
That's true mate | A |
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Why tha's foller'd one like me aw cant tell | B |
If tha'rt seekin better luck its a sell | B |
As tha'll find | A |
Nay tha needn't twitch thi tail aght o' seet | A |
Aw'll nooan hurt thi tho' aw own tha'rt a freet | A |
Nivver mind | A |
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Here's mi supper an aw'll spare thee a part | A |
Gently pincher Tak thi time Here tha art | A |
That's thy share | C |
Are ta chooakin Sarve thi reight Tak thi time | D |
Why it's wasted owt 'at's gien thee 'at's prime | D |
Aw declare | C |
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Are ta lukkin for some mooar Tha's a cheek | E |
Tha mud nivver had a taste for a week | E |
Tha'rt soa small | B |
Aw've net tasted sin this nooin soa tha knows | F |
Thi maath watters awm a fooil but here gooas | F |
Tak it all | B |
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Tha luks hungry even yet aw believe | G |
Tha'd caar thear as long as awd owt to give | H |
But it's done | I |
Are ta lost Aw'll tell thi what tha'd best do | A |
Draand thisen or let's toss up which o'th' two | A |
Just for fun | I |
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Come heead or tail If its heead then its thee | J |
But net furst time we'll have two aght o' three | J |
One to me | J |
Nah it's tail one an one fairly tost | A |
If its tail a second time then aw've lost | A |
Two to thee | J |
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Soa it's sattled an tha's won aw've to dee | J |
But aw think it weant meean mich to thee | J |
If aw dull | B |
For if awm poor life is still sweet to all | B |
Deeath's walkin raand he's pratty sewer to call | B |
Sooin enuff | H |
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Aw'll toss noa moor awm aght o' luck to neet | A |
Aw'll goa to bed an tha can sleep baght leet | A |
Aw expect | A |
If tha'd ha lost as sewer as here's a clog | K |
Tha'd had to draand but thart a lucky dog | L |
Recollect | A |
John Hartley
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