Little Bateese Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCCCD EEFFFD GGHHHH IIJKJH LLMMNH OOPPPH QQABBH| You bad leetle boy not moche you care | A |
| How busy you 're kipin' your poor gran'pere | B |
| Tryin' to stop you ev'ry day | C |
| Chasin' de hen aroun' de hay | C |
| W'y don't you geev' dem a chance to lay | C |
| Leetle Bateese | D |
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| Off on de fiel' you foller de plough | E |
| Den w'en you 're tire you scare the cow | E |
| Sickin' de dog till dey jomp the wall | F |
| So de milk ain't good for not'ing at all | F |
| An' you 're only five an' a half dis fall | F |
| Leetle Bateese | D |
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| Too sleepy for sayin' de prayer to night | G |
| Never min' I s'pose it 'll be all right | G |
| Say dem to morrow ah dere he go | H |
| Fas' asleep in a minute or so | H |
| An' he 'll stay lak dat till de rooster crow | H |
| Leetle Bateese | H |
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| Den wake us up right away toute suite | I |
| Lookin' for somet'ing more to eat | I |
| Makin' me t'ink of dem long leg crane | J |
| Soon as dey swaller dey start again | K |
| I wonder your stomach don't get no pain | J |
| Leetle Bateese | H |
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| But see heem now lyin' dere in bed | L |
| Look at de arm onderneat' hees head | L |
| If he grow lak dat till he 's twenty year | M |
| I bet he 'll be stronger dan Louis Cyr | M |
| An' beat all de voyageurs leevin' here | N |
| Leetle Bateese | H |
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| Jus' feel de muscle along hees back | O |
| Won't geev' heem moche bodder for carry pack | O |
| On de long portage any size canoe | P |
| Dere 's not many t'ing dat boy won't do | P |
| For he 's got double joint on hees body too | P |
| Leetle Bateese | H |
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| But leetle Bateese please don't forget | Q |
| We rader you 're stayin' de small boy yet | Q |
| So chase de chicken an' mak' dem scare | A |
| An' do w'at you lak wit' your ole gran'pere | B |
| For w'en you 're beeg feller he won't be dere | B |
| Leetle Bateese | H |
William Henry Drummond
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