The Old Cabin Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABACDCD AEFECGBH ACACBABA CACAAFCH CCICCHFH HACAABCH| In de dead of night I sometimes | A |
| Git to t'inkin' of de pas' | A |
| An' de days w'en slavery helt me | B |
| In my mis'ry ha'd an' fas' | A |
| Dough de time was mighty tryin' | C |
| In dese houahs somehow hit seem | D |
| Dat a brightah light come slippin' | C |
| Thoo de kivahs of my dream | D |
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| An' my min' fu'gits de whuppins | A |
| Draps de feah o' block an' lash | E |
| An' flies straight to somep'n' joyful | F |
| In a secon's lightnin' flash | E |
| Den hit seems I see a vision | C |
| Of a dearah long ago | G |
| Of de childern tumblin' roun' me | B |
| By my rough ol' cabin do' | H |
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| Talk about yo' go'geous mansions | A |
| An' yo' big house great an' gran' | C |
| Des bring up de fines' palace | A |
| Dat you know in all de lan' | C |
| But dey's somep'n' dearah to me | B |
| Somep'n' faihah to my eyes | A |
| In dat cabin less you bring me | B |
| To yo' mansion in de skies | A |
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| I kin see de light a shinin' | C |
| Thoo de chinks atween de logs | A |
| I kin hyeah de way off bayin' | C |
| Of my mastah's huntin' dogs | A |
| An' de neighin' of de hosses | A |
| Stampin' on de ol' bahn flo' | F |
| But above dese soun's de laughin' | C |
| At my deah ol' cabin do' | H |
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| We would gethah daih at evenin' | C |
| All my frien's 'ud come erroun' | C |
| An' hit wan't no time twell bless you | I |
| You could hyeah de banjo's soun' | C |
| You could see de dahkies dancin' | C |
| Pigeon wing an' heel an' toe | H |
| Joyous times I tell you people | F |
| Roun' dat same ol' cabin do' | H |
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| But at times my t'oughts gits saddah | H |
| Ez I riccolec' de folks | A |
| An' dey frolickin' an' talkin' | C |
| Wid dey laughin' an dey jokes | A |
| An' hit hu'ts me w'en I membahs | A |
| Dat I'll nevah see no mo' | B |
| Dem ah faces gethered smilin' | C |
| Roun' dat po' ol' cabin do' | H |
Paul Laurence Dunbar
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