Speakin' At De Cou't-house Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAACDAD DEAEFDED EGEGHAE AIE EEJE DKEKEELE HEEEEGA| Dey been speakin' at de cou't house | A |
| An' laws a massy me | B |
| 'T was de beatness kin' o' doin's | A |
| Dat evah I did see | A |
| Of cose I had to be dah | C |
| In de middle o' de crowd | D |
| An' I hallohed wid de othahs | A |
| Wen de speakah riz and bowed | D |
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| I was kind o' disapp'inted | D |
| At de smallness of de man | E |
| Case I 'd allus pictered great folks | A |
| On a mo' expansive plan | E |
| But I t'ought I could respect him | F |
| An' tek in de wo'ds he said | D |
| Fu' dey sho was somp'n knowin' | E |
| In de bald spot on his haid | D |
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| But hit did seem so't o' funny | E |
| Aftah waitin' fu' a week | G |
| Dat de people kep' on shoutin' | E |
| So de man des could n't speak | G |
| De ho'ns dey blared a little | H |
| Den dey let loose on de drums | A |
| Some one toll me dey was playin' | E |
| 'See de conkerin' hero comes ' | - |
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| 'Well ' says I 'you all is white folks | A |
| But you 's sutny actin' queer | I |
| What's de use of heroes comin' | E |
| Ef dey cain't talk w'en dey's here ' | - |
| Aftah while dey let him open | E |
| An' dat man he waded in | E |
| An' he fit de wahs all ovah | J |
| Winnin' victeries lak sin | E |
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| Wen he come down to de present | D |
| Den he made de feathahs fly | K |
| He des waded in on money | E |
| An' he played de ta'iff high | K |
| An' he said de colah question | E |
| Hit was ovah solved an' done | E |
| Dat de dahky was his brothah | L |
| Evah blessed mothah's son | E |
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| Well he settled all de trouble | H |
| Dat's been pesterin' de lan' | E |
| Den he set down mid de cheerin' | E |
| An' de playin' of de ban' | E |
| I was feelin' moughty happy | E |
| 'Twell I hyeahed somebody speak | G |
| 'Well dat's his side of de bus'ness | A |
| But you wait for Jones nex' week ' | - |
Paul Laurence Dunbar
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