A Christmas Folksong Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCBCDCDEACA CACAFGHGEBAB IJAJBBCKEBBB BCACAACAEALA| De win' is blowin' wahmah | A |
| An hit's blowin' f'om de bay | B |
| Dey's a so't o' mist a risin' | C |
| All erlong de meddah way | B |
| Dey ain't a hint o' frostin' | C |
| On de groun' ner in de sky | D |
| An' dey ain't no use in hopin' | C |
| Dat de snow'll 'mence to fly | D |
| It's goin' to be a green Christmas | E |
| An' sad de day fu' me | A |
| I wish dis was de las' one | C |
| Dat evah I should see | A |
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| Dey's dancin' in de cabin | C |
| Dey's spahkin' by de tree | A |
| But dancin' times an' spahkin' | C |
| Are all done pas' fur me | A |
| Dey's feastin' in de big house | F |
| Wid all de windahs wide | G |
| Is dat de way fu' people | H |
| To meet de Christmas tide | G |
| It's goin' to be a green Christmas | E |
| No mattah what you say | B |
| Dey's us dat will remembah | A |
| An' grieve de comin' day | B |
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| Dey's des a bref o' dampness | I |
| A clingin' to my cheek | J |
| De aih's been dahk an' heavy | A |
| An' threatenin' fu' a week | J |
| But not wid signs o' wintah | B |
| Dough wintah'd seem so deah | B |
| De wintah's out o' season | C |
| An' Christmas eve is heah | K |
| It's goin' to be a green Christmas | E |
| An' oh how sad de day | B |
| Go ax de hongry chu'chya'd | B |
| An' see what hit will say | B |
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| Dey's Allen on de hillside | B |
| An' Marfy in de plain | C |
| Fu' Christmas was like springtime | A |
| An' come wid sun an' rain | C |
| Dey's Ca'line John an' Susie | A |
| Wid only dis one lef' | A |
| An' now de curse is comin' | C |
| Wid murder in hits bref | A |
| It's goin' to be a green Christmas | E |
| Des hyeah my words an' see | A |
| Befo' de summah beckons | L |
| Dey's many 'll weep wid me | A |
Paul Laurence Dunbar
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