The Wheel Of Misfortune Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAB CACA DEEE FFFG CHEI FBFB CCCC AFAF| O m'sieu doan you hask me ma story doan hask me how dis was happenn | A |
| Dat's one beeg black hole on ma life w'ere I doan want to look on some more | B |
| Well he's coom joos' so well for to tole you all tak' beet tabac firs' and den | A |
| A'll tole you what cep' to de pries' a have nevare tole no one before | B |
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| Bien M'sieu he's come pass joos like dis way a go out wit' de boys to make lark | C |
| Dare was Armand and Joseph and Louiee an' we drink on de deefront saloon | A |
| An' we feenish in plac' wit' de music like one of dose garden or park | C |
| W'ere he's play dose curse wheel for de monee in Hingleesh dat's wheel of fortune | A |
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| He was Saturday night on de week M'sieu an' a have ma week's pay on my bourse | D |
| Wit'out w'at we pay for de whiskey 'bout one dollar feefty or less | E |
| An' a'm t'ink a can win me lots monee and eef a doan win some of coorse | E |
| A can stop 'fore a lose much a tell me but a've pooty beeg hope for success | E |
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| Well Louiee he's be careful risk notting he's laugh w'en a'm buy some paddell | F |
| Armand he's buy some for obligement he's not half so careful's Louiee | F |
| An' we play dare teel half pas' eleven an' de meantime she's go pooty well | F |
| Teel Armand he's lose all she's monee an' shortly 's de same ting wit' me | G |
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| But Louiee he's got plaintee of monee an' he's got plaintee fr'en' on de plac' | C |
| An' a'm hask heem for lend me ten dollar a'm pay wit' good interes' be sure | H |
| He'll tol me he's got more as feefty an' he's give me plusieurs jours de grace | E |
| For Louiee he was know a was hones' for all a was poor of de poor | I |
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| Well I not was require all dat monee teel de wheel she was tak' few more whirl | F |
| For a keep on to lose pooty steady and Armand he say Doan play some more | B |
| But Louiee he say Win yet posseeble and Joseph he was off wit' his girl | F |
| An' de croupier say Bettre luck nex' time dare is good luck an' bad luck in store | B |
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| And de wheel she was turn on de peevot and shine in de light electrique | C |
| She seem like beeg star to be turning an' sing tune like she doan care notting | C |
| But she turn like de pool on de river dat's tak' everyt'ing down pooty queek | C |
| An' she shine like de snake w'en he's body is roll' up de snake wit' de sting | C |
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| An' a'm play teel a lose all dat monee an' de wicked roulette she go roun' | A |
| An' a'm play also feefty more dollar an' ma head she commence for to reel | F |
| An' oh M'sieu de hard time dat was follow teel a lay ma good wife in de groun' | A |
| An' hoffen a hask me forgiveness as dare by dat grave a go kneel | F |
W. M. Mackeracher
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