Da Leetla Boy Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAB CCDDEEFFEEGGEECCCFFC CFFEEEEEE AEAE| Da spreeng ees com' but oh da joy | A |
| Eet ees too late | B |
| He was so cold my leetla boy | A |
| He no could wait | B |
| - | |
| I no can count how manny week | C |
| How manny day dat he ees seeck | C |
| How manny night I seet an' hold | D |
| Da leetla hand dat was so cold | D |
| He was so patience oh so sweet | E |
| Eet hurts my throat for theenk of eet | E |
| An' all he evra ask ees w'en | F |
| Ees gona com' da spreeng agen | F |
| Wan day wan brighta sunny day | E |
| He see across da alleyway | E |
| Da leetla girl dat's livin' dere | G |
| Ees raise her window for da air | G |
| An' put outside a leetla pot | E |
| Of w'at you call forgat me not | E |
| So smalla flower so leetla theeng | C |
| But steell eet mak' hees hearta seeng | C |
| Oh now at las' ees com' da spreeng | C |
| Da leetla plant ees glad for know | F |
| Da sun ees com' for mak' eet grow | F |
| So too I am grow warm and strong | C |
| So lika dat he seeng hees song | C |
| But Ah da night com' down an' den | F |
| Da weenter ees sneak back agen | F |
| An' een da alley all da night | E |
| Ees fall da snow so cold so white | E |
| An' cover up da leetla pot | E |
| Of w'at you call forgat me not | E |
| All night da leetla hand I hold | E |
| Ees grow so cold so cold so cold | E |
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| Da spreeng ees com' but oh da joy | A |
| Eet ees too late | E |
| He was so cold my leetla boy | A |
| He no could wait | E |
Thomas Augustine Daly
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