De Camp On De Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAA CCBA DDDA EEBB FFGG HAIJ CCAA AKLL MMAA BBDJ DDIN AHM BAMM OOA NLP AALL LLQQ| You 'member de ole log camp Johnnie up on de Cheval Gris | A |
| W'ere we work so hard all winter long ago you an' me | B |
| Dere was fourteen man on de gang den all from our own paroisse | A |
| An' only wan lef' dem feller is ourse'f an' Pierre Laframboise | A |
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| But Pierre can't see on de eye Johnnie I t'ink it's no good at all | C |
| An' it wasn't for not'ing you're gettin' rheumateez on de leg las' fall | C |
| I t'ink it's no use waitin' for neider can come wit' me | B |
| So alone I mak' leetle visit dat camp on de Cheval Gris | A |
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| An' if only you see it Johnnie an' change dere was all aroun' | D |
| Ev'ryt'ing gone but de timber an' dat is all fallin' down | D |
| No sign of portage by de reever w'ere man dey was place canoe | D |
| W'y Johnnie I'm cry lak de beb an' I'm glad you don't come mon vieux | A |
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| But strange t'ing's happen me dere Johnnie mebbe I go asleep | E |
| As I lissen de song of de rapide as pas' de Longue Soo she sweep | E |
| Ma head she go biz z z lak de sawmeel I don't know w'at's wrong wit' me | B |
| But firs' t'ing I don't know not'ing an' den w'at you t'ink I see | B |
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| Yourse'f an' res' of de boy Johnnie by light of de coal oil lamp | F |
| An' you're singin' an' tolin' story sittin' aroun' de camp | F |
| We hear de win' on de chimley an' we know it was beeg beeg storm | G |
| But ole box stove she is roarin' an' camp's feelin' nice an' warm | G |
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| I t'ink you're on boar' of de raf' Johnnie near head of Riviere du Loup | H |
| W'en LeRoy an' young Patsy Kelly get drown comin' down de Soo | A |
| Wall I see me dem very same feller jus' lak you see me to day | I |
| Playin' dat game dey call checker de game dey was play alway | J |
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| An' Louis Charette asleep Johnnie wit' hees back up agen de wall | C |
| Makin' soche noise wit' hees nose dat you t'ink it was moose on de fall | C |
| I s'pose he's de mos' fattes' man dere 'cept mebbe Bateese La Rue | A |
| But if I mak fonne on poor Louis I know he was good boy too | A |
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| W'at you do over dere on your bunk Johnnie lightin' dem allumettes | A |
| Are you shame 'cos de girl she write you is dat de las' wan you get | K |
| It's fonny you can't do widout it ev'ry tam you was goin' bed | L |
| W'y readin' dat letter so offen you mus have it all on de head | L |
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| Dat's de very sam' letter Johnnie was comin' t'ree mont' ago | M |
| I t'ink I know somet'ing about it 'cos I fin' it wan day on de snow | M |
| An' I see on de foot dat letter Philomene she is do lak dis | A |
| I'm not very moche on de school me but I t'ink dat was mean de kiss | A |
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| Wall nobody's kickin' de row Johnnie an' if allumettes' fini | B |
| Put Philomene off on your pocket an' sing leetle song wit' me | B |
| For don't matter de hard you be workin' toujours you're un bon gar on | D |
| An' nobody sing lak our Johnnie Kebeck to de Mattawa | J |
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| An' it's den you be let her go Johnnie till roof she was mos' cave in | D |
| An' if dere's firs' prize on de singin' Bagosh you're de man can win | D |
| Affer dat come fidelle of Joe Pilon an' he's feller can make it play | I |
| So we're clearin' de floor right off den for have leetle small danser | N |
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| An' w'en dance she was tout finis Johnnie I go de sam' bunk wit' you | A |
| W'ere we sleep lak two broder an' dream of de girl on Riviere du Loup | H |
| Very nice ontil somebody call me it soun' lak de boss Pelang | M |
| 'Leve toi Jeremie ma young feller or else you'll be late on de gang ' | - |
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| An' den I am wak' up Johnnie an' w'ere do you t'ink I be | B |
| Dere was de wood an' mountain dere was de Cheval Gris | A |
| But w'ere is de boy an' musique I hear only w'ile ago | M |
| Gone lak de flower las' summer gone lak de winter snow | M |
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| An' de young man was bring me up Johnnie dat's son of ma boy Maxime | O |
| Say 'Gran'fader w'at is de matter you havin' de bad bad dream | O |
| Come look on your face on de well dere it's w'ite lak I never see | A |
| Mebbe 't was better you're stayin' an' not go along wit' me ' | - |
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| An' w'en I look down de well Johnnie an' see de ole feller dere | N |
| I say on mese'f 'you be makin' fou Jeremie Chateauvert | L |
| For t'ink you're gar on agen Ha ha jus' 'cos you are close de eye | P |
| An' only commence for leevin' w'en you're ready almos' for die ' | - |
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| Ah dat's how de young day pass Johnnie purty moche lak de t'ing I see | A |
| Sometam dey be las' leetle longer sam' as wit' you an' me | A |
| But no matter de ole we're leevin' de tam she must come some day | L |
| W'en boss on de place above Johnnie he's callin' us all away | L |
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| I'm glad I was go on de camp Johnnie I t'ink it will do me good | L |
| Mebbe it's las' tam too for sure I'll never pass on de wood | L |
| For I don't expec' moche longer ole Jeremie will be lef' | Q |
| But about w'at I see dat day Johnnie tole nobody but yourse'f | Q |
William Henry Drummond
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