Dooant Forget The Old Fowks Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCDED FGHGIJKJLMAM B JNANNNONPCQCRIAINMAM BDooant forget the old fowks | A |
They've done a lot for thee | B |
Remember tha'd a mother once | A |
Who nursed thi on her knee | B |
A father too who tew'd all day | C |
To mak thi what tha art | D |
An dooant forget tha owes a debt | E |
An strive to pay a part | D |
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Just think ha helpless once tha wor | F |
A tiny little tot | G |
But tha wor given th' cosiest nook | H |
I' all that little cot | G |
Thy ivvery want wor tended to | I |
An soothed thy ivvery pain | J |
They didn't spare love toil or care | K |
An they'd do it o'er ageean | J |
An all they crave for what they gave | L |
Is just a kindly word | M |
A fond God bless yo parents | A |
Wod be th' sweetest saand they've heard | M |
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Then dooant forget the old fowks c | B |
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Tha's entered into business nah | J |
Tha'rt dooin pratty weel | N |
Tha's won an tha desarves success | A |
Aw know tha'rt true as steel | N |
Tha'rt growin rich an lives i' style | N |
Tha's sarvents at thi call | N |
But dooant forget thi mother lad | O |
To her tha owes it all | N |
Thi father totters in his walk | P |
His hair is growin grey | C |
He cannot work as once he did | Q |
He's ommost had his day | C |
But th' heart 'at loved thi when a child | R |
Is still as warm an true | I |
His pride is in his lad's success | A |
He hopes tha loves him too | I |
But what they long for mooast ov all | N |
Is just that kindly word | M |
God bless yo my dear parents | A |
Wod be th' sweetest saand they've heard | M |
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Then dooant forget the old fowks c | B |
John Hartley
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