Bateese And His Little Decoys Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABBCDDD EFEFGHDHI JKJDKLMLMLF LLNDNCCLDD OIOPQBOROB STULTLDDLDLV WEXEXLALAAL LDLKYLDDDL XXAXLXZLDLDL ALLXLLXXXDD XLXLADA2DF LODDDLD| O I'm very very tire Marie | A |
| I wonder if I'm able hol' a gun | B |
| An' me dat 's alway risin' wit' de sun | B |
| An' travel on de water an' paddle ma canoe | C |
| An' trap de mink an' beaver de fall an' winter | D |
| t'roo | D |
| But now I t'ink dat fun is gone forever | D |
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| Wall I'm mebbe stayin' long enough | E |
| For eighty four I see it on de spring | F |
| Dough ma fader he was fellin' purty tough | E |
| An' at ninety year can do mos' ev'ry t'ing | F |
| But I never know de feller don't care how ole | G |
| he come | H |
| Dat is n't sure to t'ink he 's got anoder year | D |
| ba gum | H |
| Before he lif' de anchor for de las' tam | I |
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| It 's not so easy lyin' on de bed | J |
| An' lissen to de wil' bird on de bay | K |
| Dey know dat poor bateese is nearly dead | J |
| Or dey would n't have such good fun ev'ry | D |
| day | K |
| Put ma gun upon de piller near de winder jus' | L |
| for luck | M |
| Den bring w'ere I can see dem ma own nice | L |
| leetle duck | M |
| So I have some talk wit' dem mese'f dis | L |
| morning | F |
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| Ah dere you 're comin' now mes beaux | L |
| canards | L |
| Dat 's very pleasan'day an' how you feel | N |
| Of course you dunno w'at I want you for | D |
| Wall lately I've been t'inkin a good deal | N |
| Of all de fuss I 'm havin' show you w'at you | C |
| ought to do | C |
| W'en de cole win' of October de blin' is blow | L |
| ing t'roo | D |
| An' de bluebill 's flyin' up an' down de reever | D |
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| O de bodder I 'm havin' wit' you all | O |
| It 's makin' me feel ole before ma tam | I |
| Stan' over dere upon de right again de wall | O |
| Ma dame Lapointe I'm geevin' you Ma | P |
| dame | Q |
| 'Cos you walk aroun' de sam' way as ma cousin | B |
| Aurelie | O |
| An' lak youse'f she 's havin' de large large | R |
| familee | O |
| Now let us see you don 't forget your lesson | B |
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| Qu a a ck you 're leetle hoarse to day don't | S |
| you t'ink | T |
| Quack quack quack dat 's right Mam | U |
| zelle Louise | L |
| You go lak dat an' quicker dan a wink | T |
| It 'll ring across de lake along de breeze | L |
| Till de wil' bird dey will lissen up de reever | D |
| far an' near | D |
| An' tole de noder wan too de musique dey was | L |
| hear | D |
| An' dey 'll fly aroun' our head before we know | L |
| it | V |
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| Come here Francois an' min' you watch | W |
| yourse'f | E |
| You can 't forget de las' day we was out | X |
| Your breat'dere's very leetle of it lef' | E |
| An' tole you it was better shut your mout' | X |
| W'en you start dat fancy yellin' for it soun' | L |
| de sam' to me | A |
| Lak de devil he was goin' on de beeges' kin' | L |
| of spree | A |
| Francois dat 's not de way for mak'de | A |
| shootin' | L |
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| Wan two t'ree now let us hear you please | L |
| It is n't vey hard job if you try | D |
| Purten' you 're feelin' lonesome lak Louise | L |
| An' want to see de sweetheart bimeby | K |
| Quack quack quack | Y |
| O stop dat sreechin' don 't never spik no | L |
| more | D |
| For if anyt'ing sapree tonnerre you're worser | D |
| dan before | D |
| I wonder w'at you do wit' all your schoolin' | L |
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| Come out from onderneat' de bed Lisette | X |
| I believe you was de fattes' of de lot | X |
| It 's handy too of course for you never feel de | A |
| wet | X |
| An' w'en you lak to try it O w'at a voice | L |
| you got | X |
| So let us play it's blowin' hard an' duck is up | Z |
| de win' | L |
| An' you want to reach dem sure now we're | D |
| ready for begin | L |
| Hooraw an' never min' de noise dat you 're | D |
| makin' | L |
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| Quack quack quack quack O let me | A |
| tak' de gun | L |
| For I would n't be astonish w'en Lisette is | L |
| get de start | X |
| Roun' de house dey 'll come a flyin' an' den | L |
| we 'll have de fun | L |
| Yass yass kip up de flappin' O ain 't | X |
| she got the heart | X |
| Not many duck can beat her an' I wish I had | X |
| some more | D |
| Can mak'de song lak dat upon de water | D |
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| Dat 's very funny how it ketch de crowd | X |
| An' now dey 're goin all de younger wan | L |
| But if you don 't stop singin' out so loud | X |
| I 'm sorry I mus' tole you all begone | L |
| 'Cos I want to go to sleep for I ' very very | A |
| tire | D |
| An' de shiver 's comin' on me so Marie poke | A2 |
| up de fire | D |
| An' mebber I 'll feel better on de morning | F |
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| De leetle duck may call on de spring tam an' | L |
| de fall | O |
| W'en dey see de wil' bird flyin' on de air | D |
| Dey may cry aroun' hees door but he 'll never | D |
| come no more | D |
| For showin' dem de lesson ole Jean Bateese | L |
| Belair | D |
William Henry Drummond
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