Le Vieux Temps Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABB CCD DAE AAFF DGHH IIAA JKLD GGJJ AALM AALL NOL LLLP MJMH LLDO MMLL LDQ LLAA LLMM DDH MMAA DDDL RRAA AAH LJL DDL HHDD LLFM LLQQ| Venez ici mon cher ami an' sit down by me so | A |
| An' I will tole you story of old tam long ago | A |
| W'en ev'ryt'ing is happy w'en all de bird is sing | B |
| An' me I'm young an' strong lak moose an' not afraid no t'ing | B |
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| I close my eye jus' so an' see de place w'ere I am born | C |
| I close my ear an' lissen to musique of de horn | C |
| Dat 's horn ma dear ole moder blow an only t'ing she play | D |
| Is 'viens donc vite Napol on 'peche toi pour votre souper ' | - |
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| An' w'en he 's hear dat nice musique ma leetle dog 'Carleau' | D |
| Is place hees tail upon hees back an' den he 's let heem go | A |
| He 's jomp on fence he 's swimmin' crik he 's ronne two forty gait | E |
| He say 'dat 's somet'ing good for eat Carleau mus' not be late ' | - |
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| O dem was pleasure day for sure dem day of long ago | A |
| W'en I was play wit' all de boy an' all de girl also | A |
| An' many tam w'en I 'm alone an' t'ink of day gone by | F |
| An' pull latire an' spark de girl I cry upon my eye | F |
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| Ma fader an' ma moder too got nice nice familee | D |
| Dat 's ten gar on an' t'orteen girl was mak' it twenty t'ree | G |
| But fonny t'ing de Gouvernement don't geev de firs' prize den | H |
| Lak w'at dey say dey geev it now for only wan douzaine | H |
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| De English peep dat only got wan familee small size | I |
| Mus' be feel glad dat tam dere is no honder acre prize | I |
| For fader of twelve chil'ren dey know dat mus' be so | A |
| De Canayens would boss Kebeck mebbe Ontario | A |
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| But dat is not de story dat I was gone tole you | J |
| About de fun we use to have w'en we leev a chez nous | K |
| We 're never lonesome on dat house for many cavalier | L |
| Come at our place mos' every night especially Sun day | D |
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| But tam I 'member bes' is w'en I 'm twenty wan year me | G |
| An' so for mak' some pleasement we geev wan large soir e | G |
| De whole paroisse she be invite de Cur he 's come too | J |
| Wit plaintee peep from 'noder place dat 's more I can tole you | J |
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| De night she 's cole an' freeze also chemin she 's fill wit snow | A |
| An' on de chimley lak phantome de win' is mak' it blow | A |
| But boy an' girl come all de sam an' pass on grande parloir | L |
| For warm itself on beeg box stove was mak' on Trois Rivi res | M |
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| An' w'en Bonhomme Latour commence for tune up hees fidelle | A |
| It mak' us all feel very glad l'enfant he play so well | A |
| Musique suppose to be firs' class I offen hear for sure | L |
| But mos' bes' man beat all de res' is ole Bateese Latour | L |
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| An' w'en Bateese play Irish jeeg he 's learn on Mattawa | N |
| Dat tam he 's head boss cook Shaintee den leetle Joe Leblanc | O |
| Tak' hole de beeg Marie Juneau an' dance upon de floor | L |
| Till Marie say 'Excuse to me I cannot dance no more ' | - |
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| An' den de Cur 's mak' de speech ole Cur Ladouceur | L |
| He say de girl was spark de boy too much on some cornerre | L |
| An' so he 's tole Bateese play up ole fashion reel a quatre | L |
| An' every body she mus' dance dey can't get off on dat | P |
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| Away she go hooraw hooraw plus fort Bateese mon vieux | M |
| Camille Bisson please watch your girl dat 's bes' t'ing you can do | J |
| Pass on de right an' tak' your place Mamzelle Des Trois Maisons | M |
| You 're s'pose for dance on Paul Laberge not Telesphore Gagnon | H |
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| Mon oncle Al fred he spik lak' dat 'cos he is boss de floor | L |
| An' so we do our possibill an' den commence encore | L |
| Dem crowd of boy an' girl I'm sure keep up until nex' day | D |
| If ole Bateese don't stop heseff he come so fatigu | O |
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| An' affer dat we eat some t'ing tak' leetle drink also | M |
| An' de Cur he 's tole story of many year ago | M |
| W'en Iroquois sauvage she 's keel de Canayens an' steal deir hair | L |
| An' say dat 's only for Bon Dieu we don't be here he don't be dere | L |
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| But dat was mak' de girl feel scare so all de cavalier | L |
| Was ax hees girl go home right off an' place her on de sleigh | D |
| An' w'en dey start de Cur say 'Bonsoir et bon voyage | Q |
| Menagez vous tak' care for you prenez garde pour les sauvages ' | - |
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| An' den I go meseff also an' tak' ma belle Elmire | L |
| She 's nicer girl on whole Comt an' jus' got eighteen year | L |
| Black hair black eye an' chick ros e dat 's lak wan fameuse on de fall | A |
| But don't spik much not of dat kin' I can't say she love me at all | A |
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| Ma girl she's fader beeg farmeur leev 'noder side St Flore | L |
| Got five six honder acre mebbe a leetle more | L |
| Nice sugar bush une belle maison de bes' I never see | M |
| So w'en I go for spark Elmire I don't be mak' de foolish me | M |
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| Elmire she 's pass t'ree year on school Ste Anne de la Perade | D |
| An' w'en she 's tak' de firs' class prize dat 's mak' de ole man glad | D |
| He say 'Ba gosh ma girl can wash can keep de kitchen clean | H |
| Den change her dress mak' politesse before God save de Queen ' | - |
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| Dey 's many way for spark de girl an' you know dat of course | M |
| Some way dey might be better way an' some dey might be worse | M |
| But I lak' sit some cole night wit' my girl on ole burleau | A |
| Wit' lot of hay keep our foot warm an' plaintee buffalo | A |
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| Dat 's geev good chances get acquaint an' if burleau upset | D |
| An' t'row you out upon de snow dat 's better chances yet | D |
| An' if you help de girl go home if horse he ronne away | D |
| De girl she 's not much use at all don't geev you nice baiser | L |
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| Dat 's very well for fun ma frien' but w'en you spark for keep | R |
| She 's not sam t'ing an' mak' you feel so scare lak' leetle sheep | R |
| Some tam you get de fever some tam you 're lak snowball | A |
| An' all de tam you ack lak' fou can't spik no t'ing at all | A |
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| Wall dat 's de way I feel meseff wit Elmire on burleau | A |
| Jus' lak' small dog try ketch hees tail roun' roun' ma head she go | A |
| But bimeby I come more brave an' tak' Elmire she's han' | H |
| 'Laisee moi tranquille' Elmire she say 'You mus' be crazy man ' | - |
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| 'Yass yass I say ' mebbe you t'ink I 'm wan beeg loup garou | L |
| Dat 's forty t'ousand 'noder girl I lef' dem all for you | J |
| I s'pose you know Polique Gauthier your frien' on St Cesaire | L |
| I ax her marry me nex' wick she tak' me I don't care ' | - |
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| Ba gosh Elmire she don't lak dat it mak' her feel so mad | D |
| She commence cry say ''Poleon you treat me very bad | D |
| I don't lak see you t'row you'seff upon Polique Gauthier | L |
| So if you say you love me sure we mak' de marie ' | - |
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| Oh it was fine tam affer dat Castor I t'ink he know | H |
| We 're not too busy for get home he go so nice an' slow | H |
| He 's only upset t'ree four tam an' jus' about daylight | D |
| We pass upon de ole man's place an' every t'ing 's all right | D |
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| Wall we leev happy on de farm for nearly fifty year | L |
| Till wan day on de summer tam she die ma belle Elmire | L |
| I feel so lonesome lef' behin' I tink 't was bes' mebbe | F |
| Dat w'en le Bon Dieu tak' ma famme he should not forget me | M |
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| But dat is hees biz nesse ma frien' I know dat 's all right dere | L |
| I 'll wait till he call ''Poleon' den I will be prepare | L |
| An' w'en he fin' me ready for mak' de longue voyage | Q |
| He guide me t'roo de wood hesef upon ma las' portage | Q |
William Henry Drummond
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