My Sweet Brown Gal Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABB CCDB EEFF GGCC EEFF| W'en de clouds is hangin' heavy in de sky | A |
| An' de win's 's a taihin' moughty vig'rous by | A |
| I don' go a sighin' all erlong de way | B |
| I des' wo'k a waitin' fu' de close o' day | B |
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| Case I knows w'en evenin' draps huh shadders down | C |
| I won' care a smidgeon fu' de weathah's frown | C |
| Let de rain go splashin' let de thundah raih | D |
| Dey 's a happy sheltah an' I 's goin' daih | B |
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| Down in my ol' cabin wa'm ez mammy's toas' | E |
| 'Taters in de fiah layin' daih to roas' | E |
| No one daih to cross me got no talkin' pal | F |
| But I 's got de comp'ny o' my sweet brown gal | F |
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| So I spen's my evenin' listenin' to huh sing | G |
| Lak a blessid angel how huh voice do ring | G |
| Sweetah den a bluebird flutterin' erroun' | C |
| W'en he sees de steamin' o' de new ploughed groun' | C |
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| Den I hugs huh closah closah to my breas' | E |
| Need n't sing my da'lin' tek you' hones' res' | E |
| Does I mean Malindy Mandy Lize er Sal | F |
| No I means my fiddle dat's my sweet brown gal | F |
Paul Laurence Dunbar
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