Long Ago Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCBDDDD EEEF FDDDGBEB EEED EHEHHEHE EEED| De ol' time's gone de new time's hyeah | A |
| Wid all hits fuss an' feddahs | B |
| I done fu'got de joy an' cheah | C |
| We knowed all kin's o' weddahs | B |
| I done fu'got each ol' time hymn | D |
| We ust to sing in meetin' | D |
| I 's leahned de prah's so neat an' trim | D |
| De preachah keeps us 'peatin' | D |
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| Hang a vine by de chimney side | E |
| An' one by de cabin do' | E |
| An' sing a song fu' de day dat died | E |
| De day of long ergo | F |
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| My youf hit's gone yes long ergo | F |
| An' yit I ain't a moanin' | D |
| Hit 's fu' somet'ings I ust to know | D |
| I set to night a honin' | D |
| De pallet on de ol' plank flo' | G |
| De rain bar'l und' de eaves | B |
| De live oak 'fo' de cabin do' | E |
| Whaih de night dove comes an' grieves | B |
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| Hang a vine by de chimney side | E |
| An' one by de cabin do' | E |
| An' sing a song fu' de day dat died | E |
| De day of long ergo | D |
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| I 'd lak a few ol' frien's to night | E |
| To come an' set wid me | H |
| An' let me feel dat ol' delight | E |
| I ust to in dey glee | H |
| But hyeah we is my pipe an' me | H |
| Wid no one else erbout | E |
| We bofe is choked ez choked kin be | H |
| An' bofe 'll soon go out | E |
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| Hang a vine by de chimney side | E |
| An' one by de cabin do' | E |
| An' sing a song fu' de day dat died | E |
| De day of long ergo | D |
Paul Laurence Dunbar
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