The Oyster Schooner Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEBBBFBFBB FGAGFG BBBFBFB AFFFBFHBBBIBBB JGJG GHBBBBBBB K B L LBFBBBB BMBFB JBNBFBB| W'at's all dem bell a ringin' for a can | A |
| hear dem ev'ry w'ere | B |
| W'at's bring de peop' togeder on de w'arf at | C |
| Trois Rivieres | D |
| Dat happy crowd is look so glad w'y are dey | E |
| comin' dere | B |
| O de reason dey're so happy w'ile dey're | B |
| waitin' dere to day | B |
| Is becos de oyster schooner she's sailin' up de | F |
| bay | B |
| An' de caraquette an' malpecque will quickly | F |
| melt away | B |
| Affer she was t'row de anchor on t'ree reever | B |
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| For w'y dey mak' de fuss lak dat an' nearly | F |
| broke deir neck | G |
| Ain't dey got de noder oyster more better dan | A |
| malpecque | G |
| Or caraquette dat leetle wan from down be | F |
| low Kebeck | G |
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| Wall ax de crowd dat question w'ile dey're | B |
| waitin' dere to day | B |
| So glad to see La Belle Marie sailin' up de bay | B |
| An' dey 'll drown you on de water so you 'll | F |
| know about de way | B |
| She was t'rowin' out de anchor on T'ree | F |
| Reever | B |
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| Dere's ole Joe Lachapelle he's blin' can | A |
| hardly see at all | F |
| He's bring de man got wooden leg call Jimmie | F |
| Sauriol | F |
| An' bote dem feller jomp aroun' lak mooshrat | B |
| on de fall | F |
| For dey know de schooner 's comin' she's | H |
| sailin' up de bay | B |
| An' de reason she don't hurry w'ile dey 're | B |
| waitin' dere to day | B |
| Is becos she's full of oyster will quickly pass | I |
| away | B |
| W'en dat schooner t'row de anchor on T'ree | B |
| Reever | B |
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| We've trottin' race las' winter an' circus on | J |
| de spring | G |
| Wit' elephan' an' monkey too all playin' on | J |
| de ring | G |
| But beeger crowd she's comin' now for w'y | - |
| it 's differen' t'ing | G |
| For dey 're waitin' on dat schooner she's | H |
| sailin' up de bay | B |
| Dey smell de malpecque oyster an' caraquette | B |
| to day | B |
| An' O ba gosh dey 'll eat dem it's alway | B |
| be de way | B |
| W'en dat schooner t'row de anchor on T'ree | B |
| Reever | B |
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| 'She's comin' in she's comin' in ' jus'lis | K |
| sen to de cry | - |
| 'Get out de line an' hol' her fas' for fear | B |
| she's passin' by | - |
| For if dere 's somet ng happen now de peop' | L |
| will surely die ' | - |
| Affer waitin' on dat schooner she 's sailin' up | L |
| de bay | B |
| Lak de sparrow on de wood pile watchin' all | F |
| de day | B |
| But dey got her safe enough now she 'll never | B |
| sail away | B |
| Till dem oyster she was finish on T'ree Reever | B |
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| 'All aboar' comment c va Captinne Beli | B |
| veau | M |
| We're glad to see you back again from Cara | B |
| quette below | F |
| But we 're sorry you don't hurry w'en you got | B |
| such nice car go ' | - |
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| So dey ketch dat oyster schooner she's sailin' | J |
| up de bay | B |
| Dey ketch her an' dey hol' her till de oyster 's | N |
| gone away | B |
| An' she's two foot out de water La Belle | F |
| Marie nex' day | B |
| Affer she was t row de anchor on T'ree Reever | B |
William Henry Drummond
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