Time To Tinker 'roun'! Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDDAAA DEAECAAA DDADCAAA FAAAAAGA| Summah 's nice wif sun a shinin' | A |
| Spring is good wif greens and grass | B |
| An' dey 's some t'ings nice 'bout wintah | C |
| Dough hit brings de freezin' blas | D |
| But de time dat is de fines' | D |
| Whethah fiel's is green er brown | A |
| Is w'en de rain 's a po'in' | A |
| An' dey 's time to tinker 'roun | A |
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| Den you men's de mule's ol' ha'ness | D |
| An' you men's de broken chair | E |
| Hummin' all de time you 's wo'kin' | A |
| Some ol' common kind o' air | E |
| Evah now an' then you looks out | C |
| Tryin' mighty ha'd to frown | A |
| But you cain't you 's glad hit 's rainin' | A |
| An' dey 's time to tinker 'roun' | A |
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| Oh you 'ten's lak you so anxious | D |
| Evah time it so't o' stops | D |
| W'en hit goes on den you reckon | A |
| Dat de wet 'll he'p de crops | D |
| But hit ain't de crops you 's aftah | C |
| You knows w'en de rain comes down | A |
| Dat's hit's too wet out fu' wo'kin' | A |
| An' dey 's time to tinker roun' | A |
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| Oh dey 's fun inside de co'n crib | F |
| An' dey 's laffin' at de ba'n | A |
| An' dey 's allus some one jokin' | A |
| Er some one to tell a ya'n | A |
| Dah 's a quiet in yo' cabin | A |
| Only fu' de rain's sof soun' | A |
| So you 's mighty blessed happy | G |
| W'en dey 's time to tinker 'roun' | A |
Paul Laurence Dunbar
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