The Canadian Country Doctor Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABCBDEC FFGHBFIH FAJKCJAK CFJJLMC AFNCE CC CFOCJFIC ICPQCFFQ AOFCIFQC IQIEIIFQ AQAFAIIF ICOQCIEQ IFCHCIQH QIIIIFQI| I s'pose mos'ev'ry body t'ink hees job's | A |
| about de hardes' | A |
| From de boss man on de Guvernement to | B |
| poor man on de town | C |
| From de cur to de lawyer an' de farmer to | B |
| de school boy | D |
| An' all de noder feller was mak' de worl' | E |
| go roun' | C |
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| But dere 's wan man got hees han' full t'roo | F |
| ev'ry kin' of wedder | F |
| An' he 's never sure of not'ing but work | G |
| an' work away | H |
| Dat 's de man dey call de doctor w'en you | B |
| ketch heem on de contree | F |
| An' he 's only man I know me don't got | I |
| no holiday | H |
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| If you 're comin' off de city spen' de summer | F |
| tam among us | A |
| An' you walk out on de morning w'en de | J |
| leetle bird is sing | K |
| Mebbe den you see de doctor w'en he 's passin | C |
| wit' hees buggy | J |
| An' you t'ink 'Wall contree doctor mus' | A |
| be very plesan' t'ing | K |
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| 'Drivin' dat way all de summer up an' down | C |
| along de reever | F |
| W'ere de nice cool win' is blowin' among de | J |
| maple tree | J |
| Den w'en he 's mak' hees visit comin' home | L |
| before de night tam | M |
| For pass de quiet evening wit' hees wife an' | C |
| familee ' | - |
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| An' w'en off across de mountain some wan 's | A |
| sick an' want de doctor | F |
| 'Mus' be fine trip crossin' over for watch | N |
| de sun go down | C |
| Makin' all dem purty color lak w'at you call | E |
| de rainbow ' | - |
| Dat 's de way peop' is talkin' was leevin' on | C |
| de town | C |
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| But it is n't alway summer on de contree an' | C |
| de doctor | F |
| He could tole you many story of de storm | O |
| dat he 's been in | C |
| How hees coonskin coat come handy w'en de | J |
| win' blow off de reever | F |
| For if she 's sam ole reever she's not | I |
| alway sam' old win' | C |
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| An' de mountain dat 's so quiet w'en de w'ite | I |
| cloud go a sailin' | C |
| All about her on de summer w'ere de sheep | P |
| in feedin' high | Q |
| You should see her on December w'en de snow | C |
| is pilin' roun' her | F |
| An' all de win' of winter come tearin' t'roo | F |
| de sky | Q |
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| O le bon Dieu help de doctor w'en de mes | A |
| sage come to call heem | O |
| From hees warm bed on de night tam for | F |
| visit some poor man | C |
| Lyin' sick across de hill side on noder side de | I |
| reever | F |
| An' he hear de mountain roarin' lak de beeg | Q |
| Shawinigan | C |
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| Ah well he know de warning but he can't | I |
| stay till de morning | Q |
| So he's hitchin' up hees leetle horse an' put | I |
| heem on burleau | E |
| Den w'en he 's feex de buffalo an' wissle to | I |
| hees pony | I |
| Away t'roo storm an' hurricane de contree | F |
| doctor go | Q |
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| O de small Canadian pony dat 's de horse | A |
| can walk de snowdreef | Q |
| Dat 's de horse can fin' de road too he 's | A |
| never been before | F |
| Kip your heart up leetle feller for dere 's | A |
| many mile before you | I |
| An' it 's purty hard job tellin' w'en you see | I |
| your stable door | F |
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| Yass de doctor he can tole you if he have de | I |
| tam for talkin' | C |
| All about de bird was singin' before de sum | O |
| mer lef' | Q |
| For he got dem on hees bureau an' he 's doin' | C |
| it hese'f too | I |
| An' de las' tam I was dere me I see dem all | E |
| mese'f | Q |
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| But about de way he travel t'roo de stormy | I |
| night of winter | F |
| W'en de rain come on de spring flood an' | C |
| de bridge is wash away | H |
| All de hard work all de danger dat was offen | C |
| hang aroun' heem | I |
| Dat 's de tam our contree doctor don 't have | Q |
| very moche to say | H |
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| For it 's purty ole ole story an' he alway have | Q |
| it wit' heem | I |
| Ever since he come among us parish Saint | I |
| Mathieu | I |
| An' do doubt he's feelin' mebbe jus' de | I |
| sam' as noder feller | F |
| So he rader do hees talkin' about somet'ing | Q |
| dat was new | I |
William Henry Drummond
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