Itching Heels Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEFEF GHHHDBDI JJFJJJJJ| Fu' de peace o' my eachin' heels set down | A |
| Don' fiddle dat chune no mo' | B |
| Don' you see how dat melody stuhs me up | C |
| An' baigs me to tek to de flo' | D |
| You knows I 's a Christian good an' strong | E |
| I wusship f'om June to June | F |
| My pra'ahs dey ah loud an' my hymns ah long | E |
| I baig you don' fiddle dat chune | F |
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| I 's a crick in my back an' a misery hyeah | G |
| Whaih de j'ints 's gittin' ol' an' stiff | H |
| But hit seems lak you brings me de bref o' my youf | H |
| W'y I 's suttain I noticed a w'iff | H |
| Don' fiddle dat chune no mo' my chile | D |
| Don' fiddle dat chune no mo' | B |
| I 'll git up an' taih up dis groun' fu' a mile | D |
| An' den I 'll be chu'ched fu' it sho' | I |
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| Oh fiddle dat chune some mo' I say | J |
| An' fiddle it loud an' fas' | J |
| I's a youngstah ergin in de mi'st o' my sin | F |
| De p'esent 's gone back to de pas' | J |
| I 'll dance to dat chune so des fiddle erway | J |
| I knows how de backslidah feels | J |
| So fiddle it on 'twell de break o' de day | J |
| Fu' de sake o' my eachin' heels | J |
Paul Laurence Dunbar
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