Phil-o-rum Juneau Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

Rhyme Scheme: A BCBDECFBGA HHII JJKK LLJJ AAMM IINA JMOO IIPP HHAA AAMM HHMM AAII LLH AAAA JJAA HHAA AAHH HHKA JJJJ LLAJ AHAA AAAA AALL AAAA LLAA AAAA AAAA AHHJ AAAA HHII

A STORY OF THE CHASSE GALLERIEA
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In the days of the Old Regime in Canada the free life of theB
woods and prairies proved too tempting for the young men whoC
frequently deserted civilization for the savage delights of theB
wilderness These voyageurs and coureurs de bois seldom returned inD
the flesh but on every New Year's Eve back thro' snowstorm andE
hurricane in mid air came their spirits in ghostly canoes toC
join for a brief spell the old folks at home and kiss the girlsF
on the annual feast of the Jour de l'an or New Year's Day TheB
legend which still survives in French speaking Canada is known asG
La Chasse GallerieA
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He sit on de corner mos' every night ole Phil o rum JuneauH
Spik wit' hese'f an' shake de head an' smoke on de pipe alsoH
Very hard job it's for wake him up no matter de loud we callI
W'en he's feex hese'f on de beeg arm chair back on de kitchen wallI
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He don't believe not'ing at all at all 'bout lates' new fashion t'ingJ
Le char 'lectrique an' de telephome was talk w'en de bell she ringJ
Dat's leetle too moche for de ole bonhomme mak' him shake it de head an' sayK
Wat's use mak' de foolish lak dat sapr I'm not born only yesterdayK
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But if you want story dat's true true true I tole you good wan moi memeL
An de t'ing you was spik dat I don't believe for sure she was beat all demL
So he's cough leetle cough clear 'im up de t'roat fill hees pipe wit' some more tabacJ
An' w'en de chil'ren is come tranquille de ole man begin comme cJ
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L'enfant l'enfant it's very strange t'ing mak' me laugh too w'en I hearA
De young peep talk of de long long tam of seventy eighty yearA
Dat's only be jus' eighty New Year Day an' quickly was pass it byM
It's beeg beeg dream an' you don't wake up till affer you're comin' dieM
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Dat's true sure enough you see curi's t'ing if you only leev leetle w'ileI
So long you got monee go all de place for mebbe t'ree t'ousan' mileI
But monee's not everyt'ing on dis worl' I tole you dat mes amisN
An' man can be ole lak' two honder year an' not see it La Chasse Gal'rieA
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I never forget de fine New Year night nearly seexty year agoJ
W'en I'm lef' it our place for attend soiree on ole Maxime BaribaultM
Nine mile away I can see tin roof on church of de St JosephO
An' over de snow de leaf dat die las' fall was chasin' itse'fO
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Dere was some of de neighbor house I call dat's be de ole fashion styleI
An' very nice style too mes amis I hope she will las' long w'ileI
I shak' it de han' I drink sant an' kiss it de girl she's faceP
So it's come ten o'clock w'en I pass on road for visit Maxime hees placeP
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But I'm not go more mebbe t'ree arpent w'en de sky is get black all roun'H
An' de win' she blow lak I never see an' de beeg snowstorm come downH
I mak' it my min' she's goin' be soon de very bad night for trueA
Dat's locky I got plaintee whiskey lef' so I tak' it wan leetle coupA
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Purty quick affer dat I'm comin' nice place was stan'in' some fine beeg treeA
W'ere de snow don't dreef' an' it seem jus' lak dat place it is mak' for meA
So I pass it on dere for mak' safe mese'f w'ile de storm is blow outsideM
As if all de devil on hell below was tak' heem some fancy rideM
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Wan red fox he's comin' so close so close I could ketch him wit' de han'H
But not on de tam lak dis ma frien' Marche toi all de quick you canH
Poor feller he's tire an' seem los' hees way an' w'en he reach home dat nightM
Mebbe he fin' it all was close up an' de door it was fassen tightM
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But w'at is dat soun' mak' de hair stan' up w'at is it mean dat cryA
Comin' over de high tree top out of de nor' wes' skyA
Lak cry of de wil' goose w'en she pass on de spring tam an' de fallI
But wil' goose fly on de winter night I never see dat at allI
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On on t'roo de night she is quickly come more closer all de tamL
But not lak de cry of some wil' bird now don't seem it at all de sam'L
An' den wit' de rush of de win' I hear somebody sing chansonH
An' de song dey sing is de ole ole song Le Canayen Errant '-
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But it's mak' me lonesome an' scare also jus' sam' I be goin' for dieA
W'en I lissen dat song on night lak dis so far away on de skyA
Don't know w'at to do at all mese'f so I go w'ere I have good viewA
An' up up above t'roo de storm an' snow she's comin' wan beeg canoeA
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Den somebody call it ma nam' out loud firs' tam it was scare me soJ
We know right away dat was you be dere hello Phil o rum helloJ
An' soon I see him dat feller spik I 'member him too mese'fA
We go de sam' school twenty year before hees nam's Telesphore Le BoeufA
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But I know on de way canoe she go dat de crowd he mus' be dead manH
Was come from de Grande Riviere du Nord come from SaskatchewanH
Come too from all de place is lie on de Hodson Bay ContreeA
An' de t'ing I was see me dat New Year night is le phantome Chasse Gal'rieA
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An' many de boy I was see him dere I know him so long beforeA
He's goin' away on de far contree for never return no moreA
An' now on phantome he is comin' home t'roo de storm an' de hurricaneH
For kiss him de girl on jour de l'an an' see de ole peep againH
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De beeg voyageur w'at is steer canoe wit' paddle hol' on hees han'H
Got very long hair was hang down hees neck de sam' as wil' Injin manH
Invite me on boar' dat phantome canoe for show it dead man de wayK
Don't lak it de job but no use refuse so I'll mak' it de embarquerA
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Den wan of de gang he mus' be foreman say it's tam for have leetle drinkJ
So he pass heem black bottle for tak' un coup an' it's look lak ma own I t'inkJ
But it can't be de sam' I'll be swear for dat for w'en I was mak' de goJ
I fin' dere is not'ing inside but win' an' de whiskey's phantome alsoJ
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Dey be laugh affer dat lak dey tak' some fit so de boss spik him Tiens Phil o rumL
Never min' on dem feller mus' have leetle sport dat's very long way we comeL
Will you ketch it de paddle for steer us quick on place of Maxime BaribaultA
An' he's ax me so nice I do as he please' an den away off she goJ
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Wan minute two minute we pass on dere Maxime he is all hoorawA
An' we know by musique dat was play inside mus' be de great Joe ViolonH
Dat feller work fiddle on very bes' way dat nobody never seeA
Mak' de boy an' de girl ole peep also dance lak dey was go crazeeA
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You s'pose dey was let me come on dat house Not at all for de boss he sayA
Phil o rum it's long tam we don't see our fren' can't get heem chance ev'ry dayA
Please stop on canoe so she won't blow off w'ile we pass on de house an' seeA
Dem frien' we was lef' an' de girl we spark before we go strange contreeA
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An' me I was sit on canoe outside jus' lak I was sapr fouA
Watchin' dem feller dat's all dead man dance heem lak Loup GarouA
De boss he kiss Marie Louise ma girl dat's way he spen' mos' de tamL
But of course she know not'ing of dat biz nesse don't lak it me jus' de sam'L
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By tam I'm commence it for feel de col' dey're all comin' out encoreA
An' we start off again t'roo de sky hooraw for mak' de visite some moreA
All de place on de parish we go dat night w'erever dey get some danceA
Till I feel it so tire I could sleep right off but dey don't geev it me no chanceA
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De las' place w'ere passin' dat's Bill Boucher he's very good frien' of meL
An' I t'ink it's near tam I was lef' dat crowd so I'll snub de canoe on treeL
Den affer dead man he was safe inside an' ev'rywan start danserA
I go on de barn wat's behin' de house for see I can't hide awayA
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She's nice place de barn an' got plaintee warm an' I'm feel very glad be dereA
So long dead feller don't fin' me out an' ketch it me on de hairA
But s'pose I get col' work him hard all night 'cos I make it wan leetle coughA
W'en de rooster he's scare holler t'ree four tam an' whole t'ing she bus' right offA
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I'll never see not'ing so quick again Canoe an' dead man go scatA
She's locky de rooster he mak' de noise bus' ev'ryt'ing up lak datA
Or mebbe dem feller get me encore an' tak' me on Hodson BayA
But it's all right now for de morning's come an' he see me ole Bill BoucherA
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I'm feel it so tire an' sore all de place wit' all de hard work I do'A
'Cos I'm not very use for mak' paddle me on beeg beeg phantome canoeH
But Bill an' hees boy dey was leef me up an' carry me on maisonH
W'ere plaintee nice t'ing dey was mak' me eat an' drink it some whiskey blancJ
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An' now w'en I'm finish w'at you t'ink it youse'f 'bout story dat you was hearA
No wonner ma hair she is all turn w'ite before I get eighty yearA
But 'member dis t'ing I be tole you firs don't los' it mes chers amisA
De man he can leev him on long long tam an' not see it La Chasse Gal'rieA
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He sit on de corner mos' every night ole Phil o rum JuneauH
Spik wit' hese'f an' shak' de head an' smoke on de pipe alsoH
But kip very quiet don't wak' him up let him stay on de kitchen wallI
For if you believe w'at de ole man say you believe anyt'ing at allI

William Henry Drummond



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