Kitchen Clock, The Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

Rhyme Scheme: AABBCDAAEEFF AAGGAAAAEEFF AAHHAAAAIIFF AAJJAAAAKKFF AACDAAAALLFF

Knitting is the maid o' the kitchen MillyA
Doing nothing sits the chore boy BillyA
Seconds reckonedB
Seconds reckonedB
Every minuteC
Sixty in itD
Milly BillyA
Billy MillyA
Tick tock tock tickE
Nick knock knock nickE
Knockety nick nickety knockF
Goes the kitchen clockF
-
Closer to the fire is rosy MillyA
Every whit as close and cosy BillyA
Time's a flyingG
Worth your tryingG
Pretty MillyA
Kiss her BillyA
Milly BillyA
Billy MillyA
Tick tock tock tickE
Now now quick quickE
Knockety nick nickety knockF
Goes the kitchen clockF
-
Something's happened very red is MillyA
Billy boy is looking very sillyA
Pretty missesH
Plenty kissesH
Make it twentyA
Take a plentyA
Billy MillyA
Milly BillyA
Right left left rightI
That's right all rightI
Knockety nick nickety knockF
Goes the kitchen clockF
-
Weeks gone still they're sitting Milly BillyA
O the winter winds are wondrous chillyA
Winter weatherJ
Close togetherJ
Wouldn't tarryA
Better marryA
Milly BillyA
Billy MillyA
Two one one twoK
Don't wait 'twon't doK
Knockety nick nickety knockF
Goes the kitchen clockF
-
Winters two have gone and where is MillyA
Spring has come again and where is BillyA
Give me creditC
For I did itD
Treat me kindlyA
Mind you wind meA
Mister BillyA
Mistress MillyA
My O O myL
By by by byL
Nickety knock cradle rockF
Goes the kitchen clockF

John Vance Cheney



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