Wadin' In De Crick Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCBDEFE FCFCFEGE FHIIBECE FJBJFEGE IJBJIEGE AJFJBEAE| Days git wa'm an' wa'mah | A |
| School gits mighty dull | B |
| Seems lak dese hyeah teachahs | C |
| Mus' feel mussiful | B |
| Hookey's wrong I know it | D |
| Ain't no gent'man's trick | E |
| But de aih's a callin' | F |
| Come on to de crick | E |
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| Dah de watah's gu'glin' | F |
| Ovah shiny stones | C |
| Des hit's ve'y singin' | F |
| Seems to soothe yo' bones | C |
| Wat's de use o' waitin' | F |
| Go on good an' quick | E |
| Dain't no fun lak dis hyeah | G |
| Wadin' in de crick | E |
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| W'at dat jay b'ud sayin' | F |
| Bettah shet yo' haid | H |
| Fus' t'ing dat you fin' out | I |
| You'll be layin' daid | I |
| Jay bu'ds sich a tattlah | B |
| Des seem lak his trick | E |
| Fu' to tell on folkses | C |
| Wadin' in de crick | E |
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| Wilier boughs a bendin' | F |
| Hidin' of de sky | J |
| Wavin' kin' o' frien'ly | B |
| Ez de win' go by | J |
| Elum trees a shinin' | F |
| Dahk an' green an' thick | E |
| Seem to say I see yo' | G |
| Wadin' in de crick | E |
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| But de trees don' chattah | I |
| Dey des look an' sigh | J |
| Lak hit's kin' o' peaceful | B |
| Des a bein' nigh | J |
| An' yo' t'ank yo' Mastah | I |
| Dat dey trunks is thick | E |
| W'en yo' mammy fin's you | G |
| Wadin' in de crick | E |
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| Den yo' run behin' dem | A |
| Lak yo' scaihed to def | J |
| Mammy come a flyin' | F |
| Mos' nigh out o' bref | J |
| But she set down gentle | B |
| An' she drap huh stick | E |
| An' fus' t'ing dey's mammy | A |
| Wadin' in de crick | E |
Paul Laurence Dunbar
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