When Malindy Sings Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCBCDED FGFGFHCH IFJFKFFF JFFFFFFF FLILMFNF FOFFFFFF FFKFFJFJ KJFFFFFF FIFIJFJF| G'way an' quit dat noise Miss Lucy | A |
| Put dat music book away | B |
| What's de use to keep on tryin' | C |
| Ef you practise twell you 're gray | B |
| You cain't sta't no notes a flyin' | C |
| Lak de ones dat rants and rings | D |
| F'om de kitchen to be big woods | E |
| When Malindy sings | D |
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| You ain't got de nachel o'gans | F |
| Fu' to make de soun' come right | G |
| You ain't got de tu'ns an' twistin's | F |
| Fu' to make it sweet an' light | G |
| Tell you one thing now Miss Lucy | F |
| An' I 'm tellin' you fu' true | H |
| When hit comes to raal right singin' | C |
| 'T ain't no easy thing to do | H |
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| Easy 'nough fu' folks to hollah | I |
| Lookin' at de lines an' dots | F |
| When dey ain't no one kin sence it | J |
| An' de chune comes in in spots | F |
| But fu' real melojous music | K |
| Dat jes' strikes yo' hea't and clings | F |
| Jes' you stan' an' listen wif me | F |
| When Malindy sings | F |
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| Ain't you nevah hyeahd Malindy | J |
| Blessed soul tek up de cross | F |
| Look hyeah ain't you jokin' honey | F |
| Well you don't know whut you los' | F |
| Y' ought to hyeah dat gal a wa'blin' | F |
| Robins la'ks an' all dem things | F |
| Heish dey moufs an' hides dey faces | F |
| When Malindy sings | F |
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| Fiddlin' man jes' stop his fiddlin' | F |
| Lay his fiddle on de she'f | L |
| Mockin' bird quit tryin' to whistle | I |
| 'Cause he jes' so shamed hisse'f | L |
| Folks a playin' on de banjo | M |
| Draps dey fingahs on de strings | F |
| Bless yo' soul fu'gits to move em | N |
| When Malindy sings | F |
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| She jes' spreads huh mouf and hollahs | F |
| Come to Jesus twell you hyeah | O |
| Sinnahs' tremblin' steps and voices | F |
| Timid lak a drawin' neah | F |
| Den she tu'ns to Rock of Ages | F |
| Simply to de cross she clings | F |
| An' you fin' yo' teahs a drappin' | F |
| When Malindy sings | F |
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| Who dat says dat humble praises | F |
| Wif de Master nevah counts | F |
| Heish yo' mouf I hyeah dat music | K |
| Ez hit rises up an' mounts | F |
| Floatin' by de hills an' valleys | F |
| Way above dis buryin' sod | J |
| Ez hit makes its way in glory | F |
| To de very gates of God | J |
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| Oh hit's sweetah dan de music | K |
| Of an edicated band | J |
| An' hit's dearah dan de battle's | F |
| Song o' triumph in de lan' | F |
| It seems holier dan evenin' | F |
| When de solemn chu'ch bell rings | F |
| Ez I sit an' ca'mly listen | F |
| While Malindy sings | F |
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| Towsah stop dat ba'kin' hyeah me | F |
| Mandy mek dat chile keep still | I |
| Don't you hyeah de echoes callin' | F |
| F'om de valley to de hill | I |
| Let me listen I can hyeah it | J |
| Th'oo de bresh of angels' wings | F |
| Sof an' sweet Swing Low Sweet Chariot | J |
| Ez Malindy sings | F |
Paul Laurence Dunbar
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