De Stove Pipe Hole Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABB CCDD BBEE CCFE BBEG BBGG FH FGDD E CC HH B EH BEDD EE B BB D EEE HH DDD EE EG| Dat's very cole an' stormy night on Village St Mathieu | A |
| W'en ev'ry wan he's go couch an' dog was quiet too | A |
| Young Dominique is start heem out see Emmeline Gourdon | B |
| Was leevin' on her fader's place Maxime de Forgeron | B |
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| Poor Dominique he's lak dat girl an' love her mos' de tam | C |
| An' she was mak' de promise sure some day she be his famme | C |
| But she have worse ole fader dat's never on de worl' | D |
| Was swear onless he's riche lak diable no feller's get hees girl | D |
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| He's mak' it plaintee fuss about hees daughter Emmeline | B |
| Dat's mebbe nice girl too but den Mon Dieu she's not de queen | B |
| An' w'en de young man's come aroun' for spark it on de door | E |
| An' hear de ole man swear 'Bapteme ' he's never come no more | E |
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| Young Dominique he's sam' de res' was scare for ole Maxime | C |
| He don't lak risk hese'f too moche for chances seein' heem | C |
| Dat's only stormy night he come so dark you cannot see | F |
| An dat's de reason w'y also he's climb de gallerie | E |
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| De girl she's waitin' dere for heem don't care about de rain | B |
| So glad for see young Dominique he's comin' back again | B |
| Dey bote forget de ole Maxime an' mak de embrasser | E |
| An affer dey was finish dat poor Dominique is say | G |
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| 'Good bye dear Emmeline good bye I'm goin' very soon | B |
| For you I got no better chance dan feller on de moon | B |
| It's all de fault your fader too dat I be go away | G |
| He's got no use for me at all I see dat ev'ry day | G |
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| 'He's never meet me on de road but he is say 'Sapr ' | - |
| An' if he ketch me on de house I'm scare he's killin' me | F |
| So I mus' lef' ole St Mathieu for work on 'noder place | H |
| An' till I mak de beeg for tune you never see ma face ' | - |
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| Den Emmeline say 'Dominique ma love you'll alway be | F |
| An' if you kiss me two t'ree tam I'll not tole noboddy | G |
| But prenez garde ma fader please I know he's gettin ole | D |
| All sam' he offen walk de house upon de stockin' sole | D |
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| 'Good bye good bye cher Dominique I know you will be true | E |
| I don't want no riche feller me ma heart she go wit' you ' | - |
| Dat's very quick he's kiss her den before de fader come | C |
| But don't get too moche pleasurement so 'fraid de ole Bonhomme | C |
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| Wall jus' about dey're half way t'roo wit all dat love beez nesse | H |
| Emmeline say 'Dominique w'at for you're scare lak all de res | H |
| Don't see mese'f moche danger now de ole man come aroun' ' | - |
| W'en minute affer dat dere's noise lak' house she's fallin' down | B |
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| Den Emmeline she holler 'Fire will no wan come for me ' | - |
| An Dominique is jomp so high near bus' de gallerie | E |
| 'Help help right off ' somebody shout 'I'm killin' on ma place | H |
| It's all de fault ma daughter too dat girl she's ma disgrace ' | - |
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| He's kip it up long tam lak dat but not hard tellin' now | B |
| W'at's all de noise upon de house who's kick heem up de row | E |
| It seem Bonhomme was sneak aroun' upon de stockin' sole | D |
| An' firs' t'ing den de ole man walk right t'roo de stove pipe hole | D |
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| W'en Dominique is see heem dere wit' wan leg hang below | E |
| An' 'noder leg straight out above he's glad for ketch heem so | E |
| De ole man can't do not'ing den but swear and ax for w'y | - |
| Noboddy tak' heem out dat hole before he's comin' die | - |
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| Den Dominique he spik lak dis 'Mon cher M'sieur Gourdon | B |
| I'm not riche city feller me I'm only habitant | - |
| But I was love more I can tole your daughter Emmeline | B |
| An' if I marry on dat girl Bagosh she's lak de Queen | B |
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| 'I want you mak de promise now before it's come too late | - |
| An' I mus' tole you dis also dere's not moche tam for wait | - |
| Your foot she's hangin' down so low I'm 'fraid she ketch de cole | D |
| Wall if you give me Emmeline I pull you out de hole ' | - |
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| Dat mak' de ole man swear more hard he never swear before | E |
| An' wit' de foot he's got above he's kick it on de floor | E |
| 'Non non ' he say 'Sapr tonnerre she never marry you | E |
| An' if you don't look out you get de jail on St Mathieu ' | - |
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| 'Correc' ' young Dominique is say 'mebbe de jail's tight place | H |
| But you got wan small corner too I see it on de face | H |
| So if you don't lak geev de girl on wan poor habitant | - |
| Dat's be mese'f I say Bonsoir mon cher M'sieur Gourdon ' | - |
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| 'Come back come back ' Maxime is shout I promise you de girl | D |
| I never see no wan lak you no never on de worl' | D |
| It's not de nice trick you was play on man dat's gettin' ole | D |
| But do jus' w'at you lak so long you pull me out de hole ' | - |
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| 'Hooraw Hooraw ' Den Dominique is pull heem out tout suite | - |
| An' Emmeline she's helpin' too for place heem on de feet | - |
| An' affer dat de ole man's tak' de young peep down de stair | E |
| W'ere he is go couch right off an' dey go on parloir | E |
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| Nex' Sunday morning dey was call by M'sieur le Cur | E |
| Get marry soon an' ole Maxime geev Emmeline away | G |
| Den affer dat dey settle down lak habitant is do | - |
| An' have de mos' fine familee on Village St Mathieu | - |
William Henry Drummond
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