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 mountainA
Johnnie Courteau of de hillB
Dat was de boy can shoot de gunA
Dat was de boy can jomp an' runA
An'it's not very often you ketch heem stillB
Johnnie CourteauC
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Ax dem along de reeverD
Ax dem along de shoreE
Who was de mos'bes'fightin'manA
From Managance to Shaw in I ganA
De place we're de great beeg rapide roarE
Johnnie CourteauC
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Sam't ng on ev'ry shainteeC
Up on de MekinacF
Who was the man man walk de logF
W'en w'ole of de reever she's black wit'fogF
An'carry de beeges'load on hees backF
Johnnie CourteauC
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On de rapide you want to see heemG
If de raf'she 's swingin'roun'A
An'he 's yellin' 'Hooray Bateese goodC
man '-
W'y de oar come double on hees han'A
W'en he's makin' dat raf'go flyin'downA
Johnnie CourteauC
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An' T te de Boule chief can tole youH
De feller w'at save hees lifeI
W'en beeg moose on de head sapreeE
An'den run off wit' hees Injun wifeI
Johnnie CourteauC
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An' he only have pike pole wit'heemG
On Lac a la TortueC
W'en he meet de bear comin' down the hillB
But de bear very soon is get hees fillB
An' he sole dat skin for ten dollar tooC
Johnnie CourteauC
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Oh he never was scare for not'ingF
Lak de ole coureurs de boisJ
But w'en he's getting'hees winter payK
De bes't'ing sure is kip out de wayK
For he's goin'right off on de Hip HoorawE
Johnnie CourteauC
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Den pullin'hees sash aroun'heemG
He dance on hees botte sauvageL
An'shout 'All aboar' if you want to fight '-
Wall You never can see de finer sightC
W'en he go lak dat on de w'ole villageM
Johnnie CourteauC
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But Johnnie Courteau get marryE
On Philomene BeaurepaireE
She's nice leetle girl was run de schoolN
On w'at you call Parish of Sainte UrsuleN
An' he see her off on de pique nique dereE
Johnnie CourteauC
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Den somet'ing come over JohnnieE
W'en he marry on PhilomeneE
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 seenE
Johnnie CourteauC
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An'ev'ry wan feel astonishO
From La Tuque to Shaw in i ganE
W'en dey hear de news was goin' aroun'E
Along on de reever up an' downE
How wan leetle woman boss dat beeg manE
Johnnie CourteauC
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He never come out on de eveningF
No matter de hard we tryE
'Cos he stay on de kitchen an' sing hees songF
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'A la claire fontaineE
M'en allant promenerE
J'ai trouv l'eau si belleN
Que je m'y suis baignerE
Lui y'a longtemps que je t'aimeG
Jamais je ne t'oublierai '-
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Rockin' de cradle de w'ole night longF
Till baby's asleep on de sweet bimebyP
Johnnie CourteauC
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An'de house wall I wish you see itC
De place she's so nice an' cleanE
Mus'wipe your foot on de outside doorE
You're dead man sure if you spit on de floorE
An' he never say not'ing on PhilomeneE
Johnnie CourteauC
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An' Philomene watch de moneeE
An' put it all safe awayK
On very good place I dunno w'ereE
But anyhow nobody see it dereE
So she's buyin' new farm de noder dayK
MADAME CourteauC

William Henry Drummond



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