De Snowbird Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AAAB CACB AAAB ABAB CBCB ABBB BBBB| O leetle bird dat's come to us w'en stormy win' she's blowin' | A |
| An' ev'ry fiel' an' mountain top is cover wit' de snow | A |
| How far from home you're flyin' noboddy's never knowin' | A |
| For spen' wit' us de winter tam mon cher petit oiseau | B |
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| We alway know you're comin' w'en we hear de firs' beeg storm | C |
| A sweepin' from de sky above an' screamin' as she go | A |
| Can tell you're safe inside it w'ere you're keepin' nice an' warm | C |
| But no wan's never see you dere mon cher petit oiseau | B |
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| Was it 'way behin' de mountain dat de nort' win' ketch you sleepin' | A |
| Mebbe on your leetle nes' too an' before de wing she grow | A |
| Lif' you up an' bring you dat way till some morning fin' you peepin' | A |
| Out of new nes' on de snow dreef mon pauv' petit oiseau | B |
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| All de wood is full on summer wit' de many bird is sing dere | A |
| Dey mus' offen know each oder mebbe mak' de frien' also | B |
| But w'en you was come on winter never seein' wan strange wing dere | A |
| Was it mak' you feelin' lonesome mon pauv' petit oiseau | B |
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| Plaintee bird is alway hidin' on some place no wan can fin' dem | C |
| But ma leetle bird of winter dat was not de way you go | B |
| For de chil'ren on de roadside you don't seem to care for min' dem | C |
| W'en dey pass on way to schoolhouse mon cher petit oiseau | B |
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| No wan say you sing lak robin but you got no tam for singin' | A |
| So busy it was keepin' you get breakfas' on de snow | B |
| But de small note you was geev us w'en it join de sleigh bell ringin' | B |
| Mak' de true Canadian music mon cher petit oiseau | B |
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| O de long an' lonesome winter if you're never comin' near us | B |
| If we miss you on de roadside an' on all de place below | B |
| But le bon Dieu he will sen' you troo de storm again for cheer us | B |
| W'en we mos' was need you here too mon cher petit oiseau | B |
William Henry Drummond
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