Johnnie Courteau Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAABC DEAAEC CFFFFC GAC AAC HIEIC GCBBCC FJKKEC GL CMC EENNEC EEECEC OEEEEC FEF EENEG FPC CEEEEC EKEEKC| Johnnie Courteau of de mountain | A |
| Johnnie Courteau of de hill | B |
| Dat was de boy can shoot de gun | A |
| Dat was de boy can jomp an' run | A |
| An'it's not very often you ketch heem still | B |
| Johnnie Courteau | C |
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| Ax dem along de reever | D |
| Ax dem along de shore | E |
| Who was de mos'bes'fightin'man | A |
| From Managance to Shaw in I gan | A |
| De place we're de great beeg rapide roar | E |
| Johnnie Courteau | C |
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| Sam't ng on ev'ry shaintee | C |
| Up on de Mekinac | F |
| Who was the man man walk de log | F |
| W'en w'ole of de reever she's black wit'fog | F |
| An'carry de beeges'load on hees back | F |
| Johnnie Courteau | C |
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| On de rapide you want to see heem | G |
| If de raf'she 's swingin'roun' | A |
| An'he 's yellin' 'Hooray Bateese good | C |
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| W'y de oar come double on hees han' | A |
| W'en he's makin' dat raf'go flyin'down | A |
| Johnnie Courteau | C |
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| An' T te de Boule chief can tole you | H |
| De feller w'at save hees life | I |
| W'en beeg moose on de head sapree | E |
| An'den run off wit' hees Injun wife | I |
| Johnnie Courteau | C |
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| An' he only have pike pole wit'heem | G |
| On Lac a la Tortue | C |
| W'en he meet de bear comin' down the hill | B |
| But de bear very soon is get hees fill | B |
| An' he sole dat skin for ten dollar too | C |
| Johnnie Courteau | C |
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| Oh he never was scare for not'ing | F |
| Lak de ole coureurs de bois | J |
| But w'en he's getting'hees winter pay | K |
| De bes't'ing sure is kip out de way | K |
| For he's goin'right off on de Hip Hooraw | E |
| Johnnie Courteau | C |
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| Den pullin'hees sash aroun'heem | G |
| He dance on hees botte sauvage | L |
| An'shout 'All aboar' if you want to fight ' | - |
| Wall You never can see de finer sight | C |
| W'en he go lak dat on de w'ole village | M |
| Johnnie Courteau | C |
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| But Johnnie Courteau get marry | E |
| On Philomene Beaurepaire | E |
| She's nice leetle girl was run de school | N |
| On w'at you call Parish of Sainte Ursule | N |
| An' he see her off on de pique nique dere | E |
| Johnnie Courteau | C |
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| Den somet'ing come over Johnnie | E |
| W'en he marry on Philomene | E |
| For he stay on de farm de w'ole year roun' | E |
| He chop de wood an' he plough de ground' | C |
| An' he's quieter feller was never seen | E |
| Johnnie Courteau | C |
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| An'ev'ry wan feel astonish | O |
| From La Tuque to Shaw in i gan | E |
| W'en dey hear de news was goin' aroun' | E |
| Along on de reever up an' down | E |
| How wan leetle woman boss dat beeg man | E |
| Johnnie Courteau | C |
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| He never come out on de evening | F |
| No matter de hard we try | E |
| 'Cos he stay on de kitchen an' sing hees song | F |
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| 'A la claire fontaine | E |
| M'en allant promener | E |
| J'ai trouv l'eau si belle | N |
| Que je m'y suis baigner | E |
| Lui y'a longtemps que je t'aime | G |
| Jamais je ne t'oublierai ' | - |
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| Rockin' de cradle de w'ole night long | F |
| Till baby's asleep on de sweet bimeby | P |
| Johnnie Courteau | C |
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| An'de house wall I wish you see it | C |
| De place she's so nice an' clean | E |
| Mus'wipe your foot on de outside door | E |
| You're dead man sure if you spit on de floor | E |
| An' he never say not'ing on Philomene | E |
| Johnnie Courteau | C |
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| An' Philomene watch de monee | E |
| An' put it all safe away | K |
| On very good place I dunno w'ere | E |
| But anyhow nobody see it dere | E |
| So she's buyin' new farm de noder day | K |
| MADAME Courteau | C |
William Henry Drummond
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