The Corduroy Road Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABB CDECFE CGCCHIC CJKLDEL CFFEMF CFMCNM OEDEOPE KFFFEF PKEEQK OOCFO RECOEC ECCOFC FSOET EKEEO DCEUSE VCCBC VORWKXY C ZSKE A2ECEKQD FTOFCAA2F FFCFB2FF YOA2FKODFDe corduroy road go bompety bomp | A |
De corduroy road go jompety jomp | A |
An' he' s takin'beeg chances upset hees load | B |
De horse dat 'll trot on de corduroy road | B |
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Of course it's purty rough but it's handy | C |
t'ing enough | D |
An' dey mak' it wit' de log all jine togeder | E |
W'en deystrek de swampy groun' w' ere de | C |
Water hang aroun' | F |
Or passin'by some tough ole beaver medder | E |
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But it' s not macadamize so if you're only | C |
wise | G |
You will tak' your tam an' never min' de | C |
worry | C |
For de corduroy is bad an' will mak' you | H |
plaintee mad | I |
By de way de buggy jomp in case you hurry | C |
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An' I' m sure you don't expec' leetle Victorine | C |
Leveque | J |
She was knowin' moche at all about dem | K |
places | L |
'Cos she's never dere before till young Zeph | D |
irin Madore | E |
He was takin' her away for see de races | L |
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O I wish you see her den dat's before she | C |
marry w' en | F |
She's de fines' on de lan' but no use talkin' | F |
I can bet you w'at you lak if you meet her | E |
you look back | M |
Jus' to watch de fancy way dat girl is walkin' | F |
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Yass de leetle Victorine was de nices' girl be | C |
tween | F |
De town of Yamachiche an' Maskinong | M |
But she's stuck up an' she's proud an' you 'll | C |
never count de crowd | N |
Of de boy she geev' it w'at dey call de cong | M |
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Ah De moder spoil her sure for even Joe | O |
D'Amour | E |
W'en he's ready nearly ev'ry t'ing to geev | D |
her | E |
If she mak' de mari e only say 'please go | O |
away' | P |
An' he's riches habitant along de reever | E |
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Zephirin he try it too an' he's workin' some | K |
t'ing new | F |
For he's makin' de ole woman many presen' | F |
Prize package on de train umbrella for de rain | F |
But she' s grompy all de tam an' never | E |
pleasan' | F |
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Wall w'en he ax Ma dame tak' de girl away | P |
dat tam | K |
See dem races on Sorel wit' all de trotter | E |
De moder say 'All right if you bring her | E |
home to night | Q |
Before de cow'smilk I let go ma | K |
daughter ' | - |
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So Victorin she go wit' Zephirin her beau | O |
On de yankee buggy mak' it on St Bruno | O |
An' w'en dey pass hotel on de middle of Sorel | C |
Dey're puttin' on de beeges' style dat you | F |
know | O |
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Wall dey got some good horse dere but | R |
Zephirin don't care | E |
He's back it up hees own paroisse ba golly | C |
An' he mak' it t'ree doll arr w'en Maskinong | O |
Star | E |
On de two mile heat was beatin' Sorel Molly | C |
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Victorin don't min' at all till de 'free for | E |
all' dey call | C |
Dat's de las' race dey was run before de snow fly | C |
Den she say 'I t'ink de cow mus'be getting' | O |
home soon now | F |
An' you know it's only clock ole woman go by | C |
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An' if we're comin'late w'en de cow pass on | F |
de gate | S |
You'll be sorry if you hear de way she talk | O |
dere | E |
So w'en I see de race on Sorel or any place | T |
After dis you may be sure I got to walk dere ' | - |
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Den he laugh dat Zephirin an' he say 'Your | E |
poor mama | K |
I know de pile she t'ink about her daughter | E |
So we'll tak' de sshort road back on de cor | E |
duroy race track | O |
Don't matter if we got to sweem de water ' | - |
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No wonder he is smile till you hear heem half | D |
a mile | C |
For dat morning he was tole hees leetle broder | E |
Let de cattle out de gate so he know it's | U |
purty late | S |
By de tam dem cow was findin' out each oder | E |
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So along de corduroy de young girl an' de boy | V |
Dey was kipin' up a joggin' nice an' steady | C |
It is n't heavy load an' Guillaume he know de | C |
road | B |
For many tam he's been dat way already | C |
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But de girl she fin' it slow so she ax de boy | V |
to go | O |
Somet'ing better dan a mile on fifteen minute | R |
An' he's touch heem up Guillaume so dat | W |
horse he lay for home | K |
an' de nex' t'ing Victorine she know she's | X |
in it | Y |
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'O pull him in 'she yell 'for even on Sorel | C |
I am sure I never see de quicker racer ' | - |
But it's leetle bit too late for de horse is get | Z |
hees gait | S |
an' de worse of all ba gosh Guillaume's a | K |
pacer | E |
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See hees tail upon de air no wonder she was | A2 |
scare | E |
But she hang on lak de winter on T'ree | C |
Reever | E |
Cryin' out 'please hol' me tight or I'm | K |
comin'dead to night | Q |
An' ma poor ole moder dear I got to leave | D |
her ' | - |
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Wit'her arm aroun' hees wais' she was doin' | F |
it in case | T |
She bus'her head or keel herse'f it's not so | O |
easy sayin' | F |
Dey was comin' on de jomp t'roo dat dam ole | C |
beaver swamp | A |
An' meet de crowd is lookin' for dem cow was | A2 |
go a stayin' | F |
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Den she's cryin' Victorine for she's knowin' | F |
w'at it mean | F |
De parish dey was talkin' firse chances dey be | C |
gettin' | F |
But no sooner dat young man stop de horse | B2 |
he tak' her han' | F |
An' w'isper 'never min' ma chere won't do | F |
no good a frettin' ' | - |
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Non she is n't cryin' long for he tole her it | Y |
was wrong | O |
She 's sure he save her life too or she was | A2 |
moche mistaken | F |
An' de ole Ma dame Leveque also kiss heem | K |
on de neck | O |
An'quickly affer dat Hooraw de man an' wife | D |
dey're makin' | F |
William Henry Drummond
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