Mon Choual "castor" Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAB CBCB BDBD EBEB EFGF GGEG EHII AAAA IIII GGGG IEIE GGGG JGJG ICIC KEKE FBFB FGBG EFEF LILI BEBE CBCB FAFA ELEL GEIE EIEI EEEBI'm poor man me but I buy las' May | A |
Wan horse on de Comp'nie Passengaire | B |
An' auction feller w'at sole heem say | A |
She's out of de full breed Messengaire | B |
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Good trotter stock also galluppe | C |
But work long tam on de city car | B |
Of course she's purty well break heem up | C |
So come leetle cheap twenty wan dollarre | B |
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Firs' chance I sen' heem on St Cesaire | B |
W'ere I t'ink he's have moche better sight | D |
Mebbe de grass an' de contree air | B |
Very soon was feex heem up all right | D |
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I lef' heem dere till de fall come 'long | E |
An' dat trotter he can't eat grass no more | B |
An' w'en I go dere I fin' heem strong | E |
Lak not'ing I never see before | B |
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I heetch heem up on de light sulkee | E |
L'enfant dat horse he is cover groun' | F |
Don't tak' long tam for de crowd to see | G |
Mon choual he was leek all trotter roun' | F |
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Come down de race course lak' oiseau | G |
Tail over datch boar' nice you please | G |
Can't tell for sure de quick he go | E |
S'pose somew'ere 'bout two t'ree forties | G |
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I treat ma frien' on de whiskey blanc | E |
An' we drink Castor he's bonne sant | H |
From L'Achigan to St Armand | I |
He's bes' horse sure on de whole comt | I |
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'Bout week on front of dis Lalime | A |
Dat man drive horse call Clevelan' Bay | A |
Was challenge so I match wit' heem | A |
For wan mile heat on straight away | A |
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Dat's twenty dollarre on wan side | I |
De lawyer's draw de paper out | I |
But if dem trotter come in tied | I |
Wall all dat monee's go on spout | I |
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Nex' t'ing ma backer man Labrie | G |
Tak' off his catch book vingt cinq cents | G |
An' toss Lalime bes' two on t'ree | G |
For see who's go on inside fence | G |
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Bateese Lalime he's purty smart | I |
An' gain dat toss wit' jockey trick | E |
I don't care me w'en Castor start | I |
Very soon I t'ink he's mak' heem sick | E |
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Beeg crowd of course was dere for see | G |
Dem trotter on de grand match race | G |
Some people come from St Remi | G |
An' some from plaintee 'noder place | G |
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W'en all is ready flag was fall | J |
An' way dem trotter pass on fence | G |
Lak not'ing you never see at all | J |
It mak' me t'ink of St Lawrence | G |
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Castor hees tail was stan' so straight | I |
Could place chapeau on de en' of top | C |
An' w'en he struck two forty gait | I |
Don't seem he's never go for stop | C |
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Wall dat's all right for firs' half mile | K |
W'en Clevelan' Bay commence for break | E |
Dat mak' me feel very moche lak smile | K |
I'm sure Castor he's took de cake | E |
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But Lalime pull heem hard on line | F |
An' stop Clevelan' before go far | B |
It's all no good he can't ketch mine | F |
I'm go more quicker lak express car | B |
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I'm feel all right for my monee | F |
For sure mon Choual he's took firs' place | G |
W'en 'bout arpent from home sapr | B |
Somet'ing she's happen I'm los' de race | G |
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Wan bad boy he's come out on track | E |
I cannot see dat bad boy's han' | F |
He's hol' somet'ing behin' hees back | E |
It was small bell I understan' | F |
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Can spik for dat ma horse go well | L |
An' never show no sign of sweat | I |
Until dat boy he's ring hees bell | L |
Misere I t'ink I hear heem yet | I |
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Wall jus' so soon mon Choual Castor | B |
Was hear dat bell go kling klang kling | E |
He's tink of course of city car | B |
An' spose mus' be conductor ring | E |
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Firs' t'ing I know ma trotter's drop | C |
Dat tail was stan' so straight before | B |
An' affer dat mebbe he stop | C |
For me I don't know not'ing more | B |
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But w'en I'm come alive again | F |
I fin' dat horse call Clevelan' Bay | A |
Was got firs' place an' so he's gain | F |
Dat wan mile heat on straight away | A |
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An' now w'erever I am go | E |
Bad boy he's sure for holler an' yell | L |
Dis donc Dis donc Paul Archambault | E |
W'at's matter wit' your chestnutte bell | L |
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Mak' plaintee troub' dem bad gar ons | G |
An' offen ring some bell also | E |
Was mad Could plonge on de St Laurent | I |
An' w'at to do Castor don't know | E |
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Las' tam I pass de railway track | E |
For drive avec mon frere Alfred | I |
In jinne she's ring Castor he's back | E |
Monjee it's fonny I'm not come dead | I |
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Toujours comme a an' mak' me sick | E |
But horse dat work long on les chars | E |
Can't broke dem off on fancy trick | E |
So now I'm busy for sole Castor | B |
William Henry Drummond
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