Dad's Lad. Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBCC AAAACC AACCAA AACCAA DDEEAA| Little patt'rin clatt'rin feet | A |
| Runnin raand throo morn to neet | A |
| Banishin mi mornin's nap | B |
| Little bonny noisy chap | B |
| But aw can't find fault yo see | C |
| For he's Dad's lad an he loves me | C |
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| He loves his mother withaat daat | A |
| Tho' shoo gies him monny a claat | A |
| An he says Aw'll tell mi Dad | A |
| Which ov coorse maks mother mad | A |
| Then he snoozles on her knee | C |
| For shoo loves him 'coss shoo loves me | C |
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| He's a bother aw'll admit | A |
| But he'll alter in a bit | A |
| An when older grown maybe | C |
| He'll a comfort prove to me | C |
| An mi latter days mak glad | A |
| For aw know he's Daddy's lad | A |
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| If he's aght o' sect a minnit | A |
| Ther's some mischief an he's in it | A |
| When he's done it then he'll flee | C |
| An for shelter comes to me | C |
| What can aw do but shield my lad | A |
| For he's my pet an aw'm his Dad | A |
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| After a day's hard toil an care | D |
| Sittin in mi rockin chair | D |
| Nowt mi wearied spirit charms | E |
| Like him nestlin i' mi arms | E |
| An noa music is as sweet | A |
| As his patt'rin clatt'rin feet | A |
John Hartley
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