Possession Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCBDEFE GBHBIJKJ LKMKNOPO QKAKPRJR ASJSAJJJ| Whose little lady is you chile | A |
| Whose little gal is you | B |
| What's de use o' kiver'n up yo' face | C |
| Chile dat ain't de way to do | B |
| Lemme see yo' little eyes | D |
| Tek yo' little han's down nice | E |
| Lawd you wuff a million bills | F |
| Huh uh chile dat ain't yo' price | E |
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| Honey de money ain't been made | G |
| Dat dey could pay fu' you | B |
| 'T ain't no use a biddin' you too high | H |
| Fu' de riches' Jap er Jew | B |
| Lemme see you smilin' now | I |
| How dem teef o' yo'n do shine | J |
| An' de t'ing dat meks me laff | K |
| Is dat all o' you is mine | J |
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| How 's I gwine to tell you how I feel | L |
| How's I gwine to weigh yo' wuff | K |
| Oh you sholy is de sweetes' t'ing | M |
| Walkin' on dis blessed earf | K |
| Possum is de sweetes' meat | N |
| Cidah is the nices' drink | O |
| But my little lady bird | P |
| Is de bes' of all I t'ink | O |
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| Talk erbout 'uligion he'pin' folks | Q |
| All thoo de way o' life | K |
| Gin de res' 'uligion des' gin me | A |
| You my little lady wife | K |
| Den de days kin come all ha'd | P |
| Den de nights kin come all black | R |
| Des' you tek me by de han' | J |
| An' I'll stumble on de track | R |
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| Stumble on de way to Gawd my chile | A |
| Stumble on an' mebbe fall | S |
| But I'll keep a trottin' while you lead on | J |
| Pickin' an' a trottin' dat's all | S |
| Hol' me mighty tight dough chile | A |
| Fu' hit's rough an' rocky lan' | J |
| Heaben 's at de en' I know | J |
| So I's leanin' on yo' han' | J |
Paul Laurence Dunbar
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