In The Morning Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBBBAA CDDDEEFA CCGGHHDD IIAAAAJJ BBKKFAII AALLAADD| 'Lias 'Lias Bless de Lawd | A |
| Don' you know de day's erbroad | A |
| Ef you don' git up you scamp | B |
| Dey 'll be trouble in dis camp | B |
| T'ink I gwine to let you sleep | B |
| W'ile I meks yo' boa'd an' keep | B |
| Dat's a putty howdy do | A |
| Don' you hyeah me 'Lias you | A |
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| Bet ef I come crost dis flo' | C |
| You won' fin' no time to sno' | D |
| Daylight all a shinin' in | D |
| Wile you sleep w'y hit's a sin | D |
| Ain't de can'le light enough | E |
| To bu'n out widout a snuff | E |
| But you go de mo'nin' thoo | F |
| Bu'nin' up de daylight too | A |
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| 'Lias don' you hyeah me call | C |
| No use tu'nin' to'ds de wall | C |
| I kin hyeah dat mattuss squeak | G |
| Don' you hyeah me w'en I speak | G |
| Dis hyeah clock done struck off six | H |
| Ca'line bring me dem ah sticks | H |
| Oh you down suh huh you down | D |
| Look hyeah don' you daih to frown | D |
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| Ma'ch yo'se'f an' wash yo' face | I |
| Don' you splattah all de place | I |
| I got somep'n else to do | A |
| 'Sides jes' cleanin' aftah you | A |
| Tek dat comb ah' fix yo' haid | A |
| Looks jes' lak a feddah baid | A |
| Look hyeah boy I let you see | J |
| You sha' n't roll yo' eyes at me | J |
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| Come hyeah bring me dat ah strap | B |
| Boy I'll whup you 'twell you drap | B |
| You done felt yo'se'f too strong | K |
| An' you sholy got me wrong | K |
| Set down at dat table thaih | F |
| Jes' you whimpah ef you daih | A |
| Evah mo'nin' on dis place | I |
| Seem lak I mus' lose my grace | I |
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| Fol' yo' han's an' bow yo' haid | A |
| Wait ontwell de blessin' 's said | A |
| Lawd have mussy on ouah souls | L |
| Don' you daih to tech dem rolls | L |
| Bless de food we gwine to eat | A |
| You set still I see yo' feet | A |
| You jes' try dat trick agin | D |
| Gin us peace an' joy Amen | D |
Paul Laurence Dunbar
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