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