Scamp Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABBBCDEBFFGHG IBIBIIJKBBGIG LMIMNILIOOGBG| Ain't it nice to have a mammy | A |
| W'en you kin' o' tiahed out | B |
| Wid a playin' in de meddah | B |
| An' a runnin' roun' about | B |
| Till hit's made you mighty hongry | C |
| An' yo' nose hit gits to know | D |
| What de smell means dat 's a comin' | E |
| F'om de open cabin do' | B |
| She wash yo' face | F |
| An' mek yo' place | F |
| You's hongry as a tramp | G |
| Den hit's eat you suppah right away | H |
| You sta'vin' little scamp | G |
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| W'en you's full o' braid an' bacon | I |
| An' dey ain't no mo' to eat | B |
| An' de lasses dat's a stickin' | I |
| On yo' face ta'se kin' o' sweet | B |
| Don' you t'ink hit's kin' o' pleasin' | I |
| Fu' to have som'body neah | I |
| Dat'll wipe yo' han's an' kiss you | J |
| Fo' dey lif' you f'om you' cheah | K |
| To smile so sweet | B |
| An' wash yo' feet | B |
| An' leave 'em co'l an' damp | G |
| Den hit's come let me undress you now | I |
| You lazy little scamp | G |
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| Don' yo' eyes git awful heavy | L |
| An' yo' lip git awful slack | M |
| Ain't dey som'p'n' kin' o' weaknin' | I |
| In de backbone of yo' back | M |
| Don' yo' knees feel kin' o' trimbly | N |
| An' yo' head go bobbin' roun' | I |
| W'en you says yo' Now I lay me | L |
| An' is sno'in on de down | I |
| She kiss yo' nose | O |
| She kiss yo' toes | O |
| An' den tu'n out de lamp | G |
| Den hit's creep into yo' trunnel baid | B |
| You sleepy little scamp | G |
Paul Laurence Dunbar
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