On The Road Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCADB EBEBFFFB EBEBGGGB ABABDDDB| I 's boun' to see my gal to night | A |
| Oh lone de way my dearie | B |
| De moon ain't out de stars ain't bright | A |
| Oh lone de way my dearie | B |
| Dis hoss o' mine is pow'ful slow | C |
| But when I does git to yo' do' | A |
| Yo' kiss 'll pay me back an' mo' | D |
| Dough lone de way my dearie | B |
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| De night is skeery lak an' still | E |
| Oh lone de way my dearie | B |
| 'Cept fu' dat mou'nful whippo'will | E |
| Oh lone de way my dearie | B |
| De way so long wif dis slow pace | F |
| 'T 'u'd seem to me lak savin' grace | F |
| Ef you was on a nearer place | F |
| Fu' lone de way my dearie | B |
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| I hyeah de hootin' of de owl | E |
| Oh lone de way my dearie | B |
| I wish dat watch dog would n't howl | E |
| Oh lone de way my dearie | B |
| An' evaht'ing bofe right an' lef' | G |
| Seem p'int'ly lak hit put itse'f | G |
| In shape to skeer me half to def | G |
| Oh lone de way my dearie | B |
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| I whistles so's I won't be feared | A |
| Oh lone de way my dearie | B |
| But anyhow I's kin' o' skeered | A |
| Fu' lone de way my dearie | B |
| De sky been lookin' mighty glum | D |
| But you kin mek hit lighten some | D |
| Ef you 'll jes' say you's glad I come | D |
| Dough lone de way my dearie | B |
Paul Laurence Dunbar
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