Child Lover Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCACA DEDEAFAF GHGIJKLK MIMINANA| Drunk or sober Uncle Jim | A |
| Played the boy | B |
| Never glum or sour or grim | A |
| Oozin' joy | B |
| Most folks thought he was no good | C |
| Blamin' him | A |
| But where kiddies were you could | C |
| Bank on Jim | A |
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| Sure he allus hated work | D |
| Lovin' play | E |
| Jest a good fer nuthin' jerk | D |
| Lots would say | E |
| Yet how the children fell for him | A |
| Whooped with glee | F |
| Guys so popular as Jim | A |
| Seldom be | F |
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| How old songs sweet as a bell | G |
| He would sing | H |
| What grand stories he would tell | G |
| Gesturin' | I |
| Elders reckoned him a sot | J |
| Sighin' sad | K |
| But with tiny toddlers what | L |
| Sport he had | K |
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| Might have had a brood they said | M |
| Of his own | I |
| Lost his wife in childbirth bed | M |
| Left him lone | I |
| Well now he is cold an' still | N |
| Here's to him | A |
| Kids an' mothers always will | N |
| Bless old Jim | A |
Robert Service
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