The Colored Band Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBA CCDDC EAEA AAFFAFFGGF HAIA| Wen de colo'ed ban' comes ma'chin' down de street | A |
| Don't you people stan' daih starin' lif yo' feet | A |
| Ain't dey playin' Hip hooray | B |
| Stir yo' stumps an' cleah de way | B |
| Fu' de music dat dey mekin' can't be beat | A |
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| Oh de major man's a swingin' of his stick | C |
| An' de pickaninnies crowdin' roun' him thick | C |
| In his go'geous uniform | D |
| He 's de lightnin' of de sto'm | D |
| An' de little clouds erroun' look mighty slick | C |
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| You kin hyeah a fine perfo'mance w'en de white ban's serenade | E |
| An' dey play dey high toned music mighty sweet | A |
| But hit 's Sousa played in ragtime an' hit 's Rastus on Parade | E |
| Wen de colo'ed ban' comes ma'chin' down de street | A |
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| Wen de colo'ed ban' comes ma'chin' down de street | A |
| You kin hyeah de ladies all erroun' repeat | A |
| Ain't dey handsome Ain't dey gran' | F |
| Ain't dey splendid Goodness lan' | F |
| Wy dey's pu'fect f'om dey fo'heads to dey feet | A |
| An' sich steppin' to de music down de line | F |
| 'T ain't de music by itself dat meks it fine | F |
| Hit's de walkin' step by step | G |
| An' de keepin' time wid Hep | G |
| Dat it mek a common ditty soun' divine | F |
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| Oh de white ban' play hits music an' hit 's mighty good to hyeah | H |
| An' it sometimes leaves a ticklin' in yo' feet | A |
| But de hea't goes into bus'ness fu' to he'p erlong de eah | I |
| Wen de colo'ed ban' goes ma'chin' down de street | A |
Paul Laurence Dunbar
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