Angelina Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBCCDD EEFAGDDD HHIIJKDD AADDBBDD| When de fiddle gits to singin' out a ol' Vahginny reel | A |
| An' you 'mence to feel a ticklin' in yo' toe an' in yo' heel | A |
| Ef you t'ink you got 'uligion an' you wants to keep it too | B |
| You jes' bettah tek a hint an' git yo'self clean out o' view | B |
| Case de time is mighty temptin' when de chune is in de swing | C |
| Fu' a darky saint or sinner man to cut de pigeon wing | C |
| An' you could n't he'p f'om dancin' ef yo' feet was boun' wif twine | D |
| When Angelina Johnson comes a swingin' down de line | D |
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| Don't you know Miss Angelina She 's de da'lin' of de place | E |
| W'y dey ain't no high toned lady wif sich mannahs an' sich grace | E |
| She kin move across de cabin wif its planks all rough an' wo' | F |
| Jes' de same 's ef she was dancin' on ol' mistus' ball room flo' | A |
| Fact is you do' see no cabin evaht'ing you see look grand | G |
| An' dat one ol' squeaky fiddle soun' to you jes' lak a ban' | D |
| Cotton britches look lak broadclof an' a linsey dress look fine | D |
| When Angelina Johnson comes a swingin' down de line | D |
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| Some folks say dat dancin 's sinful an' de blessed Lawd dey say | H |
| Gwine to punish us fu' steppin' w'en we hyeah de music play | H |
| But I tell you I don' b'lieve it fu' de Lawd is wise and good | I |
| An' he made de banjo's metal an' he made de fiddle's wood | I |
| An' he made de music in dem so I don' quite t'ink he 'll keer | J |
| Ef our feet keeps time a little to de melodies we hyeah | K |
| W'y dey's somep'n' downright holy in de way our faces shine | D |
| When Angelina Johnson comes a swingin' down de line | D |
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| Angelina steps so gentle Angelina bows so low | A |
| An' she lif huh sku't so dainty dat huh shoetop skacely show | A |
| An' dem teef o' huh'n a shinin' ez she tek you by de han' | D |
| Go 'way people d' ain't anothah sich a lady in de lan' | D |
| When she 's movin' thoo de figgers er a dancin' by huhse'f | B |
| Folks jes' stan' stock still a sta'in' an' dey mos' nigh hol's dey bref | B |
| An' de young mens dey 's a sayin' I 's gwine mek dat damsel mine | D |
| When Angelina Johnson comes a swingin' down de line | D |
Paul Laurence Dunbar
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