Pickin Em Up And Layin Em Down Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDCEFGFGFGGH GIJGEFGFGFGGH HKEEFGFGFGGH LMNMEFGFGFGGHThere's a long legged girl | A |
in San Francisco | B |
by the Golden Gate | C |
She said she'd give me all I wanted | D |
but I just couldn't wait | C |
I started to | E |
Pickin em up | F |
and layin em down | G |
Pickin em up | F |
and layin em down | G |
Pickin em up | F |
and layin em down | G |
gettin to the next town | G |
Baby | H |
- | |
There's a pretty brown | G |
in Birmingham | I |
Boys she little and cute | J |
but when she like to tied me down | G |
I had to grab my suit and started to | E |
Pickin em up | F |
and layin em down | G |
Pickin em up | F |
and layin em down | G |
Pickin em up | F |
and layin em down | G |
getting to the next town | G |
Baby | H |
- | |
I met that lovely Detroit lady | H |
and thought my time had come | K |
But just before I said I do | E |
I said I got to run and started to | E |
Pickin em up | F |
and layin em down | G |
Pickin em up | F |
and layin em down | G |
Pickin em up | F |
and layin em down | G |
getting to the next town | G |
Baby | H |
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There ain't no words for what I feel | L |
about a pretty face | M |
But if I stay I just might miss | N |
a prettier one some place | M |
I started to | E |
Pickin em up | F |
and layin em down | G |
Pickin em up | F |
and layin em down | G |
Pickin em up | F |
and layin em down | G |
getting to the next town | G |
Baby | H |
Maya Angelou
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