Noddin' By De Fire Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCBDEBF BFBFBEBF GHBHIJKF BGCGGELF| Some folks t'inks hit's right an' p'opah | A |
| Soon ez bedtime come erroun' | B |
| Fu' to scramble to de kiver | C |
| Lak dey 'd hyeahed de trumpet soun' | B |
| But dese people dey all misses | D |
| Whut I mos'ly does desiah | E |
| Dat 's de settin' roun' an' dozin' | B |
| An' a noddin' by de fiah | F |
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| When you 's tiahed out a hoein' | B |
| Er a followin' de plough | F |
| Whut's de use of des a fallin' | B |
| On yo' pallet lak a cow | F |
| W'y de fun is all in waitin' | B |
| In de face of all de tiah | E |
| An' a dozin' and a drowsin' | B |
| By a good ol' hick'ry fiah | F |
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| Oh you grunts an' groans an' mumbles | G |
| Case yo' bones is full o' col' | H |
| Dough you feels de joy a tricklin' | B |
| Roun' de co'nahs of yo' soul | H |
| An' you 'low anothah minute | I |
| 'S sho to git you wa'm an' dryah | J |
| W'en you set up pas' yo' bedtime | K |
| Case you hates to leave de fiah | F |
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| Whut's de use o' downright sleepin' | B |
| You can't feel it while it las' | G |
| An' you git up feelin' sorry | C |
| W'en de time fu' it is pas' | G |
| Seem to me dat time too precious | G |
| An' de houahs too short entiah | E |
| Fu' to sleep w'en you could spen' 'em | L |
| Des a noddin' by de fiah | F |
Paul Laurence Dunbar
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