Ole Tam On Bord-a-plouffe Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAC ADAE AFAF GHGI GGG HIHE JDKI L L AGA MGMG AAAA AMA NENI GIGI| I lak on summer ev'ning w'en nice cool win' is blowin' | A |
| An' up above ma head I hear de pigeon on de roof | B |
| To bring ma chair an' sit dere an' watch de current flowin' | A |
| Of ole Riviere des Prairies as she pass de Bord a Plouffe | C |
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| But it seem dead place for sure now on shore down by de lan'in' | A |
| No more de voyageurs is sing lak dey was sing alway | D |
| De tree dey're commence growin' w'ere shaintee once is stan'in' | A |
| An' no one scare de swallow w'en she fly across de bay | E |
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| I don't lak see de reever she's never doin' not'in' | A |
| But passin' empty ev'ry day on Bout de l'ile below | F |
| Ma ole shaloup dat's lyin' wit' all its timber rottin' | A |
| An' tam so change on Bord a Plouffe since forty year ago | F |
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| De ice dat freeze on winter might jus' as well be stay dere | G |
| For w'en de spring she's comin' de only t'ing I see | H |
| Is two t'ree piqnique feller hees girl was row away dere | G |
| Don't got no use for water now on Riviere des Prairies | I |
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| 'Twas diff'rent on dem summer you couldn't see de reever | G |
| Wit' saw log an' squar' timber raf' mos' all de season t'roo | G |
| Two honder man an' more too all busy lak de beaver | G |
| An' me I'm wan de pilot for ronne 'em down de 'Soo ' | - |
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| Don't 'member lak I use to for now I'm gettin' ole me | H |
| But still I can't forget Bill Wade an' Guillaume Lagass | I |
| Joe Monferrand Bazile Montour wit' plaintee I can't tole me | H |
| An' king of all de Bord a Plouffe M'sieu' Venance Lemay | E |
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| Lak small boy on hees lesson I learn de way to han'le | J |
| Mos' beeges' raf' is never float upon de Ottawaw | D |
| Ma fader show me dat too for well he know de channel | K |
| From Dutchman Rapide up above to Bout de l'ile en bas | I |
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| He's smart man too ma fader only t'ing he got de bow leg | L |
| Ridin' log w'en leetle feller mebbe dat's de reason w'y | - |
| All de sam' if he's in hurry den Bagosh he's got heem no leg | L |
| But wing an' fedder lak oiseau was fly upon de sky | - |
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| O dat was tam we're happy an' man dey're alway singin' | A |
| For if it's hard work on de raf' w'y dere's your monee sure | G |
| An' ev'ry summer evenin' ole Bord a Plouffe she's ringin' | A |
| Wit' 'En Roulant ma Boul ' an' 'J'aimerai toujour ' | - |
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| Dere dey're comin' on de wagon fine young feller ev'ry wan too | M |
| Dress im up de ole tam fashion dat I lak for see encore | G |
| Yellin' hooraw t'roo de village all de horse upon de ronne too | M |
| Ah poor Bord a Plouffe she never have dem tam again no more | G |
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| Very offen w'en I'm sleepin' I was feel as if I'm goin' | A |
| Down de ole Riviere des Prairies on de raf' de sam as den | A |
| An' ma dream is only lef' me w'en de rooster commence crowin' | A |
| But it can't do me no harm 'cos it mak me young again | A |
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| An' upon de morning early wen de reever fog is clearin' | A |
| An' sun is makin' up hees min' for drive away de dew | M |
| W'en young bird want hees breakfas' I wak' an' t'ink I'm hearin' | A |
| Somebody shout 'Hooraw Bateese de raf' she's wait for you ' | - |
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| Dat's voice of Guillaume Lagass was call me on de morning | N |
| Jus' outside on de winder w'ere you look across de bay | E |
| But he's drown upon de Longue 'Soo ' wit' never word of warning | N |
| An' green grass cover over poor Guillaume Lagass | I |
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| I s'pose dat's meanin' somet'ing mebbe I'm not long for stay here | G |
| Seein' all dem strange t'ing happen dead frien' comin' roun' me so | I |
| But I'm sure I die more happy if I got jus' wan more day here | G |
| Lak we have upon de ole tam Bord a Plouffe of long ago | I |
William Henry Drummond
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