Mon Frere Camille Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

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Mon frere Camille he was first class bloodA
W'en he come off de State las' fallB
Wearin' hees boot a la mode box toeC
An' diamon' pin on hees shirt alsoC
Sam' as dem feller on Chi caw goC
But now he 's no blood at allB
Camille mon frereD
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W'at 's makin' dat change on mon frereD
CamilleE
Wall lissen for minute or twoF
An' I 'll try feex it up on de leetle songG
Dat 's geevin' some chance kin' o' help itH
alongG
So wedder I'm right or wedder I'm wrongG
You 'll know all about heem w'en I getI
t'rooD
Mon frere CamilleE
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He never sen' leter for t' orteen yearD
So of course he mus' be all rightJ
Till telegraph 's comin' from Kan Ka KeeK
'I 'm leffin' dis place on de half pas't'reeK
W'at you want to bring is de beg' buggeeK
An' double team sure for me t' orsday nightJ
Ton frere Camille '-
-
I wish you be dere w'en Camille arriveL
I bet you will say 'W'at 's dat '-
For he 's got leetle cap very lak tuque bleuF
Ole habitant 's wearin' in bed dat's trueF
An' w'at do you t'ink he carry tooF
Geev it up Wall small valise wit' de fineM
plug hatN
Mon frere CamilleE
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'Very strange ' I know you will say right offO
For dere 's not'ing wrong wit' hees clothesP
An' he put on style all de bes' he canQ
Wit' diamon' shinin' across hees han'Q
An' de way he's talkin' lak Yankee manQ
Mus' be purty hard on hees noseR
Mon frere CamilleE
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But he 's splain all dat about funny capS
An' tole us de reason w'y-
It seem no feller can travel farD
An' specially too on de Pullman carD
'Less dey wear leetle cap only 'cos dollarreD
Dat 's true if he never die-
Mon frere CamilleE
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Don't look very strong dem fancy bootT
But he 's splain all dat alsoC
He say paten' ledder she 's nice an' gayK
You don't need to polish dem ev'ry dayK
Besides he 's too busy for dat alwayF
W'en he's leevin' on Chi caw goC
Mon frere CamilleE
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But de State she was n't de only placeU
He visit all up an' downQ
For he's goin' Cu baw an' de Mex i coC
W'ere he 's killin' two honder dem wil' taureauD
W'at you call de bull on de circus showC
O if you believe heem he travel roun'Q
Mon frere CamilleE
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So of course w'en ma broder was gettin' homeV
All de peop' on de parish comeW
Every night on de parlor for hear heem tellX
How he foller de brave General Roosvel'X
W'en rough rider feller dey fight lak hellX
An' he walk on de front wit' great begK
drumW
Mon frere CamilleX
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An' how is he gainin' dat diamon' ringK
Way off on de Mex i coC
W'ere he 's pilin' de bull wan summer dayK
Till it 's not easy haulin' dem all awayK
An' de lady dey 're t'rowin' heem largeY
bouquetK
For dey lak de style he was keel taureauD
Mon frere CamilleX
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Wall he talk dat way all de winter t'rooD
An' hees frien' dey was tryin' fin'Q
Some bull on de country dat 's wil' enoughZ
For mon frere camille but it 's purty toughZ
'Cos de farmer 's not raisin' such fightin' stuffZ
An' he don't want not'ing but mos' worseA2
kin'Q
Mon frere CamilleX
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Dat 'd not pleasan' t'ing mebbe los' hees tradeB2
If we don't hurry up for sureD
I s'pose you t'ink I was goin' it strongK
Never min' somet'ing happen 'fore very longK
It 'll all come out on dis leetle songK
W'en he pass on de house of Ma dameC2
LatourD
Camille mon frereD
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We 're makin' pique nique on Denise LatourD
For helpin' put in de hayK
Too bad she 's de moder large famileeX
An' los' de bes' husban' she never seeK
W'en he drown on de reever poor JeremieC2
So he come wit' de res' of de gang dat dayK
Camille mon frereD
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An' affer de hay it was put awayK
Don't tak' very long at allX
De boy an' de girl she was lookin' 'rounQ
For havin' more fun 'fore dey lef' de groun'Q
An' dey see leetle bull mebbe t'ree honderD
poun'Q
An' nex' t'ing I hear dem callX
Mon frere CamilleX
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So nice leetle feller I never seeK
Dat bull of Ma dame LatourD
Wit' curly hair on de front hees headD2
An' quiet jus' sam' he was almos' deadD2
An' fat wall de chil'ren dey see heem fedD2
So he 's not goin' keel heem I 'm very sureD
Mon frere CamilleX
-
But de girl kip teasin' an' ole Ma dameC2
She say 'You can go aheadD2
He cos' me four dollarre six mont' agoC
So if anyt'ing happen ma small taureauD
Who 's pay me dat monee I lak to know '-
An' he answer 'Dat 's me w'en I keelX
heem dead'D2
Mon frere CamilleX
-
Den he feex beeg knife on de twelve foot poleX
So de chil'ren commence to cryD
An' he jomp on de fence an' yell 'Hooraw'D
An' shout on de leetle French bull 'Dis doncC
Ain't you scare w'en you see feller from CuC
baw '-
An' he show heem hees red necktieD
Mon frere CamilleX
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L'petit taureau w'en he see dat tieD
He holler for half a mileX
Den he jomp on de leg an' he raise de rowD
Ba Golly I'm sure I can see heem nowQ
An' dey run w'en dey hear heem de noderD
cowQ
Den he say 'Dat bull must be surely wil''X
Mon frere CamilleX
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But de bull don't care w'at he say at allX
For he 's watchin' dat red necktieD
An' w'en ma broder he push de poleX
I 'm sure it 's makin' some purty large holeX
If de bull be dere but ma blood run col'X
For de nex' t'ing I hear heem cryD
Camille mon frereD
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No wonder he cry for dat sapree bullX
He 's yell leetle bit some moreD
Den he ketch ma broder dat small taureauD
Only cos' four dollarre six mont' agoD
An' he 's t'rowin' heem up from de groun'Q
belowD
Wan tam two tam till he 's feelin' soreD
Camille mon frereD
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An' w'en ma broder 's come down agenQ
I s'pose he mus' change hees min'Q
An' mebbe t'ink if it 's all de sam'C2
He 'll keel dat bull w'en he get more tamC2
For dere he was runnin' wit' ole Ma dameC2
De chil'ren de bull an' de cow behin'Q
Camille mon frereD
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So dat's de reason he 's firse class bloodD2
W'en he come off de State las' fallX
Wearin' hees boot a la mode bo toeD
An' diamon' pin on hees shirt alsoD
Sam' as dem feller on Chi caw goD
But now he 's no blood at allX
Camille mon frereD

William Henry Drummond



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