Pooch Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCDCD EFEFGHGH IJIJKLKL MNMNOPOP QRQRSTST UVUWXYXY ZKZKABAB A2B2A2B2C2HC2H| Nurse won't you let him in | A |
| He's barkin' an' scratchen' the door | B |
| Makin' so dreffel a din | A |
| I jest can't sleep any more | B |
| Out there in the dark an' the cold | C |
| Hark to him scrape an' whine | D |
| Breakin' his heart o' gold | C |
| Poor little pooch o' mine | D |
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| Nurse I was sat in ma seat | E |
| In front o' the barber shop | F |
| When there he was lickin' ma feet | E |
| As if he would never stop | F |
| Then all of a sudden I see | G |
| That dog catcher moseyin' by | H |
| Whose mongrel is that says he | G |
| It's ma pedigree pup says I | H |
| - | |
| Nurse he was starved an' a stray | I |
| But his eyes was plumbful o' trust | J |
| How could I turn him away | I |
| I throwed him a bit o' a crust | J |
| An' he choked as he gluped it up | K |
| Then down at ma feet he curled | L |
| Poor little pitiful pup | K |
| Hadn't a friend in the world | L |
| - | |
| Nurse I was friendless too | M |
| So we was makin' a pair | N |
| I'm black as a cast off shoe | M |
| But that li'le dog didn't care | N |
| He loved me as much as though | O |
| Ma skin was pearly an' white | P |
| Somehow dogs seem to know | O |
| When a man's heart's all right | P |
| - | |
| Nurse we was thick as thieves | Q |
| Nothin' could pry us apart | R |
| An' now to hear how he grieves | Q |
| Is twistin' a knife in ma heart | R |
| As I worked at ma shoe shine stand | S |
| He'd watch me wi' eyes o' love | T |
| A wigglin' an' lickin' ma hand | S |
| Like I was a god above | T |
| - | |
| Nurse I sure had no luck | U |
| That night o' the rain an' then fog | V |
| There was that thunderin' truck | U |
| And right in the way ma dog | W |
| Oh I was a fool I fear | X |
| It's harder to think than to feel | Y |
| I dashed in flung the pup clear | X |
| But I went under the wheel | Y |
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| Nurse it's a gittin' dark | Z |
| Guess ma time's about up | K |
| Don't seem to hear him bark | Z |
| Poor broken hearted pup | K |
| Why here he is darn his skin | A |
| Lickin' ma face once more | B |
| How did the cuss get in | A |
| Musta' busted the door | B |
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| God I'm an ol' black coon | A2 |
| But You ain't conscious o' race | B2 |
| I gotta be goin' soon | A2 |
| I'll be meetin' You face to face | B2 |
| I'se been sinful dice an' hooch | C2 |
| But Lordy before I die | H |
| I'se a prayin' Be good to ma pooch | C2 |
| That's all little mutt good bye | H |
Robert William Service
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