De Habitant Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCC ADEE CFAF EGAG AHAH AIAI EEEE JAEA KIEI CEAC JLEL AFGF GMAM JEAE ENEN AOAO CPGP JQAQ RACA SAAA EQEQ EESE ATEJ SCSQ| De place I get born me is up on de reever | A |
| Near foot of de rapide dat's call Cheval Blanc | B |
| Beeg mountain behin' it so high you can't climb it | C |
| An' whole place she's mebbe two honder arpent | C |
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| De fader of me he was habitant farmer | A |
| Ma gran' fader too an' hees fader also | D |
| Dey don't mak' no monee but dat isn't fonny | E |
| For it's not easy get ev'ryt'ing you mus' know | E |
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| All de sam' dere is somet'ing dey got ev'ryboddy | C |
| Dat's plaintee good healt' wat de monee can't geev | F |
| So I'm workin' away dere an' happy for stay dere | A |
| On farm by de reever so long I was leev | F |
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| O dat was de place w'en de spring tam she's comin' | E |
| W'en snow go away an' de sky is all blue | G |
| W'en ice lef' de water an' sun is get hotter | A |
| An' back on de medder is sing de gou glou | G |
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| W'en small sheep is firs' comin' out on de pasture | A |
| Deir nice leetle tail stickin' up on deir back | H |
| Dey ronne wit' deir moder an' play wit' each oder | A |
| An' jomp all de tam jus' de sam' dey was crack | H |
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| An' ole cow also she's glad winter is over | A |
| So she kick herse'f up an' start off on de race | I |
| Wit' de two year ole heifer dat's purty soon lef' her | A |
| W'y ev'ryt'ing's crazee all over de place | I |
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| An' down on de reever de wil' duck is quackin' | E |
| Along by de shore leetle san'piper ronne | E |
| De bullfrog he's gr rompin' an' dor is jompin' | E |
| Dey all got deir own way for mak' it de fonne | E |
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| But spring's in beeg hurry an' don't stay long wit' us | J |
| An' firs' t'ing we know she go off till nex' year | A |
| Den bee commence hummin' for summer is comin' | E |
| An' purty soon corn's gettin' ripe on de ear | A |
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| Dat's very nice tam for wake up on de morning | K |
| An' lissen de rossignol sing ev'ry place | I |
| Feel sout' win' a blowin' see clover a growin' | E |
| An' all de worl' laughin' itself on de face | I |
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| Mos' ev'ry day raf' it is pass on de rapide | C |
| De voyageurs singin' some ole chanson | E |
| 'Bout girl down de reever too bad dey mus' leave her | A |
| But comin' back soon' wit' beaucoup d'argent | C |
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| An' den w'en de fall an' de winter come roun' us | J |
| An' bird of de summer is all fly away | L |
| W'en mebbe she's snowin' an' nort' win' is blowin' | E |
| An' night is mos' t'ree tam so long as de day | L |
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| You t'ink it was bodder de habitant farmer | A |
| Not at all he is happy an' feel satisfy | F |
| An' cole may las' good w'ile so long as de wood pile | G |
| Is ready for burn on de stove by an' bye | F |
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| W'en I got plaintee hay put away on de stable | G |
| So de sheep an' de cow dey got no chance to freeze | M |
| An' de hen all togedder I don't min' de wedder | A |
| De nort' win' may blow jus' so moche as she please | M |
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| An' some cole winter night how I wish you can see us | J |
| W'en I smoke on de pipe an' de ole woman sew | E |
| By de stove of T'ree Reever ma wife's fader geev her | A |
| On day we get marry dat's long tam ago | E |
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| De boy an' de girl dey was readin' it's lesson | E |
| De cat on de corner she's bite heem de pup | N |
| Ole 'Carleau' he's snorin' an' beeg stove is roarin' | E |
| So loud dat I'm scare purty soon she bus' up | N |
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| Philomene dat's de oldes' is sit on de winder | A |
| An' kip jus' so quiet lak wan leetle mouse | O |
| She say de more finer moon never was shiner | A |
| Very fonny for moon isn't dat side de house | O |
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| But purty soon den we hear foot on de outside | C |
| An' some wan is place it hees han' on de latch | P |
| Dat's Isidore Goulay las' fall on de Brul | G |
| He's tak' it firs' prize on de grand ploughin' match | P |
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| Ha ha Philomene dat was smart trick you play us | J |
| Come help de young feller tak' snow from hees neck | Q |
| Dere's not'ing for hinder you come off de winder | A |
| W'en moon you was look for is come I expec' | Q |
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| Isidore he is tole us de news on de parish | R |
| 'Bout hees Lajeunesse Colt travel two forty sure | A |
| 'Bout Jeremie Choquette come back from Woonsocket | C |
| An' t'ree new leetle twin on Madame Vaillancour' | A |
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| But nine o'clock strike an' de chil'ren is sleepy | S |
| Mese'f an' ole woman can't stay up no more | A |
| So alone by de fire 'cos dey say dey ain't tire | A |
| We lef' Philomene an' de young Isidore | A |
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| I s'pose dey be talkin' beeg lot on de kitchen | E |
| 'Bout all de nice moon dey was see on de sky | Q |
| For Philomene's takin' long tam get awaken | E |
| Nex' day she's so sleepy on bote of de eye | Q |
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| Dat's wan of dem ting's ev'ry tam on de fashion | E |
| An' 'bout nices' t'ing dat was never be seen | E |
| Got not'ing for say me I spark it sam' way me | S |
| W'en I go see de moder ma girl Philomene | E |
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| We leev very quiet 'way back on de contree | A |
| Don't put on sam style lak de big village | T |
| W'en we don't get de monee you t'ink dat is fonny | E |
| An' mak' plaintee sport on de Bottes Sauvages | J |
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| But I tole you dat's true I don't go on de city | S |
| If you geev de fine house an' beaucoup d'argent | C |
| I rader be stay me an' spen' de las' day me | S |
| On farm by de rapide dat's call Cheval Blanc | Q |
William Henry Drummond
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