Mon Frere Camille Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCCCBD DEFGHGGIDE DJKKKJ L FFFMNE OPQQQRE S DDD E TCKKFCE UQCDCQE VWXXXKWX KCKKYKDX DQZZZA2QX B2DKKKC2DD DKXKC2KD KXQQDQXX KDD2D2D2DX C2D2CD XD2X XDDCC DX DXDQDQXX XDXXXDD XDDDQDDD QQC2C2C2QD D2XDDDXDMon frere Camille he was first class blood | A |
W'en he come off de State las' fall | B |
Wearin' hees boot a la mode box toe | C |
An' diamon' pin on hees shirt also | C |
Sam' as dem feller on Chi caw go | C |
But now he 's no blood at all | B |
Camille mon frere | D |
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W'at 's makin' dat change on mon frere | D |
Camille | E |
Wall lissen for minute or two | F |
An' I 'll try feex it up on de leetle song | G |
Dat 's geevin' some chance kin' o' help it | H |
along | G |
So wedder I'm right or wedder I'm wrong | G |
You 'll know all about heem w'en I get | I |
t'roo | D |
Mon frere Camille | E |
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He never sen' leter for t' orteen year | D |
So of course he mus' be all right | J |
Till telegraph 's comin' from Kan Ka Kee | K |
'I 'm leffin' dis place on de half pas't'ree | K |
W'at you want to bring is de beg' buggee | K |
An' double team sure for me t' orsday night | J |
Ton frere Camille ' | - |
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I wish you be dere w'en Camille arrive | L |
I bet you will say 'W'at 's dat ' | - |
For he 's got leetle cap very lak tuque bleu | F |
Ole habitant 's wearin' in bed dat's true | F |
An' w'at do you t'ink he carry too | F |
Geev it up Wall small valise wit' de fine | M |
plug hat | N |
Mon frere Camille | E |
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'Very strange ' I know you will say right off | O |
For dere 's not'ing wrong wit' hees clothes | P |
An' he put on style all de bes' he can | Q |
Wit' diamon' shinin' across hees han' | Q |
An' de way he's talkin' lak Yankee man | Q |
Mus' be purty hard on hees nose | R |
Mon frere Camille | E |
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But he 's splain all dat about funny cap | S |
An' tole us de reason w'y | - |
It seem no feller can travel far | D |
An' specially too on de Pullman car | D |
'Less dey wear leetle cap only 'cos dollarre | D |
Dat 's true if he never die | - |
Mon frere Camille | E |
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Don't look very strong dem fancy boot | T |
But he 's splain all dat also | C |
He say paten' ledder she 's nice an' gay | K |
You don't need to polish dem ev'ry day | K |
Besides he 's too busy for dat alway | F |
W'en he's leevin' on Chi caw go | C |
Mon frere Camille | E |
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But de State she was n't de only place | U |
He visit all up an' down | Q |
For he's goin' Cu baw an' de Mex i co | C |
W'ere he 's killin' two honder dem wil' taureau | D |
W'at you call de bull on de circus show | C |
O if you believe heem he travel roun' | Q |
Mon frere Camille | E |
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So of course w'en ma broder was gettin' home | V |
All de peop' on de parish come | W |
Every night on de parlor for hear heem tell | X |
How he foller de brave General Roosvel' | X |
W'en rough rider feller dey fight lak hell | X |
An' he walk on de front wit' great beg | K |
drum | W |
Mon frere Camille | X |
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An' how is he gainin' dat diamon' ring | K |
Way off on de Mex i co | C |
W'ere he 's pilin' de bull wan summer day | K |
Till it 's not easy haulin' dem all away | K |
An' de lady dey 're t'rowin' heem large | Y |
bouquet | K |
For dey lak de style he was keel taureau | D |
Mon frere Camille | X |
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Wall he talk dat way all de winter t'roo | D |
An' hees frien' dey was tryin' fin' | Q |
Some bull on de country dat 's wil' enough | Z |
For mon frere camille but it 's purty tough | Z |
'Cos de farmer 's not raisin' such fightin' stuff | Z |
An' he don't want not'ing but mos' worse | A2 |
kin' | Q |
Mon frere Camille | X |
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Dat 'd not pleasan' t'ing mebbe los' hees trade | B2 |
If we don't hurry up for sure | D |
I s'pose you t'ink I was goin' it strong | K |
Never min' somet'ing happen 'fore very long | K |
It 'll all come out on dis leetle song | K |
W'en he pass on de house of Ma dame | C2 |
Latour | D |
Camille mon frere | D |
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We 're makin' pique nique on Denise Latour | D |
For helpin' put in de hay | K |
Too bad she 's de moder large familee | X |
An' los' de bes' husban' she never see | K |
W'en he drown on de reever poor Jeremie | C2 |
So he come wit' de res' of de gang dat day | K |
Camille mon frere | D |
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An' affer de hay it was put away | K |
Don't tak' very long at all | X |
De boy an' de girl she was lookin' 'roun | Q |
For havin' more fun 'fore dey lef' de groun' | Q |
An' dey see leetle bull mebbe t'ree honder | D |
poun' | Q |
An' nex' t'ing I hear dem call | X |
Mon frere Camille | X |
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So nice leetle feller I never see | K |
Dat bull of Ma dame Latour | D |
Wit' curly hair on de front hees head | D2 |
An' quiet jus' sam' he was almos' dead | D2 |
An' fat wall de chil'ren dey see heem fed | D2 |
So he 's not goin' keel heem I 'm very sure | D |
Mon frere Camille | X |
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But de girl kip teasin' an' ole Ma dame | C2 |
She say 'You can go ahead | D2 |
He cos' me four dollarre six mont' ago | C |
So if anyt'ing happen ma small taureau | D |
Who 's pay me dat monee I lak to know ' | - |
An' he answer 'Dat 's me w'en I keel | X |
heem dead' | D2 |
Mon frere Camille | X |
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Den he feex beeg knife on de twelve foot pole | X |
So de chil'ren commence to cry | D |
An' he jomp on de fence an' yell 'Hooraw' | D |
An' shout on de leetle French bull 'Dis donc | C |
Ain't you scare w'en you see feller from Cu | C |
baw ' | - |
An' he show heem hees red necktie | D |
Mon frere Camille | X |
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L'petit taureau w'en he see dat tie | D |
He holler for half a mile | X |
Den he jomp on de leg an' he raise de row | D |
Ba Golly I'm sure I can see heem now | Q |
An' dey run w'en dey hear heem de noder | D |
cow | Q |
Den he say 'Dat bull must be surely wil'' | X |
Mon frere Camille | X |
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But de bull don't care w'at he say at all | X |
For he 's watchin' dat red necktie | D |
An' w'en ma broder he push de pole | X |
I 'm sure it 's makin' some purty large hole | X |
If de bull be dere but ma blood run col' | X |
For de nex' t'ing I hear heem cry | D |
Camille mon frere | D |
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No wonder he cry for dat sapree bull | X |
He 's yell leetle bit some more | D |
Den he ketch ma broder dat small taureau | D |
Only cos' four dollarre six mont' ago | D |
An' he 's t'rowin' heem up from de groun' | Q |
below | D |
Wan tam two tam till he 's feelin' sore | D |
Camille mon frere | D |
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An' w'en ma broder 's come down agen | Q |
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 tam | C2 |
For dere he was runnin' wit' ole Ma dame | C2 |
De chil'ren de bull an' de cow behin' | Q |
Camille mon frere | D |
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So dat's de reason he 's firse class blood | D2 |
W'en he come off de State las' fall | X |
Wearin' hees boot a la mode bo toe | D |
An' diamon' pin on hees shirt also | D |
Sam' as dem feller on Chi caw go | D |
But now he 's no blood at all | X |
Camille mon frere | D |
William Henry Drummond
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