'long To'ds Night Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDBCEEEC CFCAFCCCCC GHCCICAAAC AJCKJCAAAC| Daih 's a moughty soothin' feelin' | A |
| Hits a dahky man | B |
| 'Long to'ds night | C |
| W'en de row is mos' nigh ended | D |
| Den he stops to fan | B |
| 'Long to'ds night | C |
| De blue smoke f'om his cabin is a callin' to him Come | E |
| He smell de bacon cookin' an' he hyeah de fiah hum | E |
| An' he 'mence to sing 'dough wo'kin' putty nigh done made him dumb | E |
| 'Long to'ds night | C |
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| Wid his hoe erpon his shouldah | C |
| Den he goes erlong | F |
| 'Long to'ds night | C |
| An' he keepin' time a steppin' | A |
| Wid a little song | F |
| 'Long to'ds night | C |
| De restin' time 's a comin' an' de time to drink an' eat | C |
| A baby's toddlin' to'ds him on hits little dusty feet | C |
| An' a goin' to'ds his cabin an' his suppah 's moughty sweet | C |
| 'Long to'ds night | C |
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| Daih his Ca'line min' de kettle | G |
| Rufus min' de chile | H |
| 'Long to'ds night | C |
| An' de sweat roll down his forred | C |
| Mixin' wid his smile | I |
| 'Long to'ds night | C |
| He toss his piccaninny an' he hum a little chune | A |
| De wokin' all is ovah an' de suppah comin' soon | A |
| De wo'kin' time 's Decembah but de restin' time is June | A |
| 'Long to'ds night | C |
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| Dey 's a kin' o' doleful feelin' | A |
| Hits a tendah place | J |
| 'Long to'ds night | C |
| Dey 's a moughty glory in him | K |
| Shinin' thoo his face | J |
| Long to'ds night | C |
| De cabin 's lak de big house an' de fiah's lak de sun | A |
| His wife look moughty lakly an' de chile de puttiest one | A |
| W'y hit 's blessid jes' a livin' w'en a body's wo'k is done | A |
| 'Long to'ds night | C |
Paul Laurence Dunbar
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