My Little Cabane Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCBDCEC FGHIJCKC FJJJJLEL CFJMNIGF NJNJNOLO GCPCQJPJ GCPCNNCN RFPFCFGF GNJNNNGN LNLNNONO CNCNNLCL CCHCPNNN| I'm sittin' to night on maleetle ca | A |
| bane more happier dan de king | B |
| An' ev'ry corner 's singin' out wit' | C |
| musique de ole stove sing | B |
| I hear de cry of de winter win' for de storm | D |
| gate 's open wide | C |
| But I don't care not'ing for win'or storm so | E |
| long I was safe inside | C |
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| Viens 'ci mon chien put your head on dere | F |
| let your nose res' on ma knee | G |
| You 'member de tam we chase de moose back | H |
| on de Lac Souris | I |
| An' de snow come down an' we los' ourse'f | J |
| till mornin' is bring de light | C |
| You t'ink we got place to sleep mon chien | K |
| lak de place we got here to night | C |
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| Onder de roof of de leetle cabane w'ere fire | F |
| she's blazin' high | J |
| An' bed I mak' of de spruce tree branch is lie | J |
| on de floor close by | J |
| O I lak de smell of dat nice fresh bed an' I | J |
| dream of de summer tam | L |
| An' de spot w'ere de beeg trout jomp so | E |
| moche down by de lumber dam | L |
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| But lissen dat win' how she scream outside | C |
| mak me t'ink of de loup garou | F |
| W'y to night mon chien I be feelin' glad if | J |
| even de carcajou | M |
| Don't ketch hese'f on de trap I set to day on | N |
| de Lac Souris | I |
| Let heem wait tili to morrow an' den if he | G |
| lak I geev heem good chance sapree | F |
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| I see beeg cloud w'en I'm out to day off on | N |
| de nor' eas' sky | J |
| An' she block de road so de cloud behin' | N |
| don't get a chance passin' by | J |
| An' I t'ink of boom on de grande riviere w'en | N |
| log 's fillin' up de bay | O |
| Wall sam' as de boom on de spring tam | L |
| flood dat cloud she was sweep away | O |
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| Dem log 's very nice an' quiet so long as de | G |
| boom 's all right | C |
| But soon as de boom geev way l'enfant it's | P |
| den is begin de fight | C |
| Dey run de rapide an' jomp de rock' dey leap | Q |
| on de air an' dive | J |
| Can hear dem roar from de reever shore jus' | P |
| lak dey was all alive | J |
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| An' dat was de way wit' de cloud to day de | G |
| res' of dem push aside | C |
| For dey 're comin' fas' from de cole nor' eas' | P |
| an' away t'roo de sky dey ride | C |
| Shakin' de snow as along dey go lak grain | N |
| from de farmer's han' | N |
| Till to morrow you can't see not'ing at all but | C |
| smoke of de leetle cabane | N |
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| I'm glad we don't got no chimley only hole | R |
| on de roof up dere | F |
| An'spark fly off on w'ole of de worl' so dere 's | P |
| no use gettin' scare | F |
| Mus' get more log an' it's lucky too de wood | C |
| pile is stannin' near | F |
| So blow away storm for harder you go de | G |
| warmer she's comin' here | F |
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| I wonder how dey get on mon chien off on de | G |
| great beeg town | N |
| W'ere house is so high near touch de sky | J |
| mus' be danger of fallin' down | N |
| An' worser too on de night lak dis ketchin' | N |
| dat terrible win' | N |
| O leetle small place lak de ole cabane was de | G |
| right place for stayin' in | N |
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| I s'pose dey got plaintee bodder too dem | L |
| feller dat's be riche man | N |
| For dey 're never knowin' w'en t'ief may come | L |
| an' steal all de t'ing he can | N |
| An' de monee was kip dem busy too watchin' | N |
| it night an' day | O |
| Dunno but we're better off here mon chien | N |
| wit' beeg city far away | O |
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| For I look on de corner over dere an' see it | C |
| ma birch canoe | N |
| I look on de wall w'ere ma rifle hang along wit' | C |
| de good snowshoe | N |
| An' ev'ry t'ing else on de worl' I got safe on | N |
| dis place near me | L |
| An' here you are too ma brave ole dog wit' | C |
| your nose up agen ma knee | L |
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| An' here we be stay t'roo de summer day | C |
| w'en ev'ry t'ing 's warm an' bright | C |
| On winter too w'en de stormy win' blow lak | H |
| she blow to night | C |
| Let dem stay on de city on great beeg house | P |
| dem feller dat 's be riche man | N |
| For we're happy an' satisfy here mon chien | N |
| on our own leetle small cabane | N |
William Henry Drummond
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