Little Mouse Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCCDECCEFCCBG HBICECI CJEEE CKCLLL EECCCCC ICIKI IILECCE BCCEC MBCEBE CCCCCCEC LNOCIO| Get along leetle mouse kick de snow up | A |
| behin' you | B |
| For it's fine winter road we 're travelto | C |
| night | C |
| Wit' de moon an' de star shinin' up on de sky | D |
| dere | E |
| W'y it 's almos' de sam' as de broad day | C |
| light | C |
| De bell roun' your body it 's quick tune dey 're | E |
| playin' | F |
| But your foot 's kippin' tam jus' as steady | C |
| can be | C |
| Ah you dance youse'f crazy if only I let you | B |
| Ma own leetle pony petite souris | G |
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| You 'member w'en firse we be tryin' for broke | H |
| you | B |
| An' Joe Sauvageau bet hees two dollar bill | I |
| He can drive you alone by de bridge on de | C |
| reever | E |
| An' down near de place w'ere dey got de | C |
| beeg mill | I |
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| An' it 's new cariole too is come from St | C |
| Felix | J |
| Jo seph 's only buyin' it week before | E |
| An' w'en he is passin' de road wit' hees trotter | E |
| Ev'ry body was stan' on de outside door | E |
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| An' dere he sit sam' he don 't care about | C |
| not'ing | K |
| Hees foot on de dashboar' hees han' on de | C |
| line | L |
| Ev'ry dog on de place is come out for barkin' | L |
| An' all de young boy he was runnin' behin' | L |
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| Wall sir Joe's put on style leetle soon for | E |
| hees pleasure | E |
| For w'en de mill w'issle you jomp lak de | C |
| cat | C |
| An' nex' t'ing poor Joe is commencin' get | C |
| busy | C |
| Non I never see fine run away lak dat | C |
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| 'Way go de pony den 'way go de cariole | I |
| Poor Joe say 'good bye' on de foot of de | C |
| hill | I |
| An' all he can see of de sleigh de nex' morning | K |
| Is jus' about pay for hees two dollar bill | I |
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| Ah your right nam' jus' den should be leetle | I |
| devil | I |
| An' not leetle mouse de sam' you have now | L |
| Wall dat 's long ago an' you 're gettin' more | E |
| quiet | C |
| Since tam you was never done kickin' de | C |
| row | E |
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| But I 'm not very sorry de firse day I see you | B |
| Settle down on de trot lak your fader he get | C |
| W'en he beat Sorel Boy on de ice at T'ree | C |
| Reever | E |
| Bes' two on t'ree heat an' win all de bet | C |
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| Your moder she 's come off de Lachapelle stock | M |
| too | B |
| Ole Canayen blood from Berthier en haut | C |
| De bes' kin' of horse never look on de halter | E |
| So it is n't moche wonder you know how to | B |
| go | E |
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| Dat's church bell we 're hearin' off dere on de | C |
| hillside | C |
| Get along leetle mouse for we must n't be | C |
| late | C |
| Fin' your way t'roo de res' of dem crowdin' de | C |
| roadside | C |
| You 'll never get better chance showin' your | E |
| gait | C |
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| Wall church is all over an' Josephine 's comin' | L |
| For drive wit' us home on her gran' moder 's | N |
| house | O |
| So tak' your own tam an' don 't be on de hurry | C |
| Your slowes' gait 's quick enough now leetle | I |
| mouse | O |
William Henry Drummond
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