The Windigo Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEBFFFFEFFFC GHIGFHCG IJFKLJMK FNFOPNNO MQGCIQNC NCKRCSK CMINFMCN FTK GTNI FCFFGCCU DVNFNWN XICOFINO NKMGNKNG FIFYFIIY CIFNZIFC VFINFFIN NOFNNOYN FMFFFMNF YNNV CNNV NCFNF IN NNKCYNYC MIIGNING YFNFNFYF FYNFGYNI MYINFYGF FNGI FNNI IYIFIYNF YFGMFFMM XYNIYMI MKFMVKFF VMFOYMMO| Go easy wit' de paddle an' steady wit' de | A |
| oar | B |
| Geev rudder to de bes' man you got among | C |
| de crew | D |
| Let ev'ry wan be quiet don't let dem sing no | E |
| more | B |
| W'en you see de islan' risin' out of Grande | F |
| Lac Manitou | F |
| Above us on de sky dere de summer cloud | F |
| may float | F |
| Aroun' us on de water de ripple never show | E |
| But somet'ing down below us can rock de | F |
| stronges' boat | F |
| W'en we 're comin' near de islan' of de | F |
| spirit Windigo | C |
| - | |
| De carcajou may breed dere an' otter sweem | G |
| de poole | H |
| De moosh rat mak' de mud house an' beaver | I |
| buil' hees dam | G |
| An' beeges' Injun hunter on all de T te de | F |
| Boule | H |
| Will never set hees trap dere from spring | C |
| to summer tam | G |
| - | |
| But he 'll bring de fines' presen' from upper | I |
| St Maurice | J |
| De loup marin an' black fox from off de | F |
| Hodson Bay | K |
| An' hide dem on de islan' an' smoke de pipe | L |
| of peace | J |
| So Windigo will help heem w'en he travel | M |
| far away | K |
| - | |
| We shaintee on dat islan' on de winter seexty | F |
| nine | N |
| If you look you see de clearin' aroun' de | F |
| Coo Coo Cache | O |
| An' pleasan' place enough too among de spruce | P |
| an' pine | N |
| If foreman on de shaintee is n't Cyprien | N |
| Palache | O |
| - | |
| Beeg feller alway watchin' on hees leetle | M |
| weasel eye | Q |
| De gang dey can't do not'ing but he see dem | G |
| purty quick | C |
| Wit' hees 'Hi dere w'at you doin' ' ev'ry | I |
| tam he 's passin' by | Q |
| An' de bad word he was usin' wall it offen | N |
| mak' me sick | C |
| - | |
| An' he carry silver w'issle wit' de chain aroun' | N |
| hees neck | C |
| For fear he mebbe los' it an' ev'ry body say | K |
| He mus' buy it from de devil w'en he 's | R |
| passin' on Kebeck | C |
| But if it 's true dat story I dunno how | S |
| moche he pay | K |
| - | |
| Dere 's plaintee on de shaintee can sing lak | C |
| rossignol | M |
| Pet Clancy play de fiddle an' Jimmie Char | I |
| bonneau | N |
| Was bring hees concertina from below St | F |
| Fereol | M |
| So we get some leetle pleasure till de long | C |
| long winter go | N |
| - | |
| But if we start up singin' affer supper on de | F |
| camp | T |
| 'Par derriere chez ma tante ' or 'Mattawa | K |
| wishtay ' | - |
| De boss he 'll come along den an' put heem | G |
| out de lamp | T |
| An' only stop hees swearin' w'en we all go | N |
| marche coucher | I |
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| We 've leetle boy dat winter from Po po lo be | F |
| lang | C |
| Hees fader an' hees moder dey're bote | F |
| A ben a kee | F |
| An' he 's comin' Injun Johnnie wit' some | G |
| man de lumber gang | C |
| Was fin' heem nearly starvin' above on Lac | C |
| Souris | U |
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| De ole man an' de woman is tryin' pass de Soo | D |
| W'en water 's high on spring tam an' of | V |
| course dey 're gettin' drown' | N |
| For even smartes' Injun should n't fool wit' | F |
| birch canoe | N |
| W'ere de reever lak toboggan on de hill is | W |
| runnin' down | N |
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| So dey lef' de leetle feller all alone away up | X |
| dere | I |
| Till lumber gang is ketchin' him an' bring | C |
| him on de Cache | O |
| But better if he 's stayin' wit' de wolf an' wit' | F |
| de bear | I |
| Dan come an' tak' hees chances wit' Cyprien | N |
| Palache | O |
| - | |
| I wonder how he stan' it w'y he never run | N |
| away | K |
| For Cyprien lak neeger he is treat heem all | M |
| de sam' | G |
| An' if he 's wantin' Johnnie on de night or on | N |
| de day | K |
| God help heem if dat w'issle she was below | N |
| de secon'tam | G |
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| De boy he don 't say not'ing no wan never see | F |
| heem cry | I |
| He 's got de Injun in heem you can see it | F |
| on de face | Y |
| An' only for us feller an' de cook he 'll surely | F |
| die | I |
| Long before de winter 's over long before | I |
| we lef' de place | Y |
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| But I see heem hidin' somet'ing wan morning | C |
| by de shore | I |
| So firse tam I was passin' I scrape away de | F |
| snow | N |
| An' it 's rabbit skin he 's ketchin' on de swamp | Z |
| de day before | I |
| Leetle Injun Johnnie 's workin' on de spirit | F |
| Windigo | C |
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| December's come in stormy an' de snow dreef | V |
| fill de road | F |
| Can only see de chimley an' roof of our | I |
| cabane | N |
| An' stronges' team on stable fin' it plaintee | F |
| heavy load | F |
| Haulin' sleigh an' two t'ree pine log t'roo | I |
| de wood an' beeg savane | N |
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| An' I travel off wan day me wit' Cyprien | N |
| Palache | O |
| Explorin' for new timber w'en de win' be | F |
| gin to blow | N |
| So we hurry on de snow shoe for de camp on | N |
| Coo Coo Cache | O |
| If de nor' eas' storm is comin' was de bes' | Y |
| place we dunno | N |
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| An' we 're gettin' safe enough dere wit' de | F |
| storm close on our heel | M |
| But w'en our belt we loosen for takin' off de | F |
| coat | F |
| De foreman commence screamin' an' mon Dieu | F |
| it mak' us feel | M |
| Lak he got t'ree t'ousan' devil all fightin' on | N |
| hees t'roat | F |
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| Cyprien is los' hees w'issle Cyprien is los' hees | Y |
| chain | N |
| Injun Johnnie he mus' fin' it even if de win' | N |
| is high | V |
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| He can never show hese'f on de Coo Coo | C |
| Cache again | N |
| Till he bring dat silver w'issle an' de chain | N |
| it 's hangin' by | V |
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| So he sen' heem on hees journey never knowin' | N |
| he come back | C |
| T'roo de rough an' stormy wedder t'roo de | F |
| pile of dreefin' snow | N |
| 'Wat 's de use of bein' Injun if you can 't | F |
| smell out de track ' | - |
| Dat 's de way de boss is talkin' an' poor | I |
| Johnnie have to go | N |
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| If you want to hear de musique of de nort' win' | N |
| as it blow | N |
| An' lissen to the hurricane an' learn de way | K |
| it sing | C |
| An' feel how small de man is w'en he 's | Y |
| leevin' here below | N |
| You should try it on de shaintee w'en she 's | Y |
| doin' all dem t'ing | C |
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| W'at 's dat soun' lak somet'ing cryin' all | M |
| aroun' us ev'ryw'ere | I |
| We never hear no tonder upon de winter | I |
| storm | G |
| Dey 're shoutin' to each oder dem voices on | N |
| de air | I |
| An' it 's red hot too de stove pipe but no | N |
| wan 's feelin' warm | G |
| - | |
| 'Get out an' go de woodpile before I freeze | Y |
| to deat'' | F |
| Cyprien de boss is yellin' an' he 's lookin' | N |
| cole an' w'ite | F |
| Lak dead man on de coffin but no wan go | N |
| you bet | F |
| For if it 's near de woodpile 't is n't close | Y |
| enough to night | F |
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| Non we ain't afraid of not'ing but we don 't | F |
| lak takin' chance | Y |
| An' w'en we hear de spirit of de wil' A ben | N |
| a kee | F |
| Singin' war song on de chimley makin' all dem | G |
| Injun dance | Y |
| Raisin' row dere you don't ketch us on no | N |
| woodpile no siree | I |
| - | |
| O de lonesome night we 're passin' w'ile | M |
| we 're stayin' on dat place | Y |
| An' ev'rybody sheever when Jimmie Char | I |
| bonneau | N |
| Say he 's watchin' on de winder an' he see de | F |
| Injun face | Y |
| An' it 's lookin' so he tole us jus' de sam' | G |
| as Windingo | F |
| - | |
| Den again mese'f I 'm hearin' somet'ing | F |
| callin' an' it soun' | N |
| Lak de voice of leetle Johnnie so I'm | G |
| passin' on de door | I |
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| But de pine stump on de clearin' wit' de w'ite | F |
| sheet all aroun' | N |
| Mak' me t'ink of churchyar' tombstone an' | N |
| I can't go dere no more | I |
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| Wat's de reason we 're so quiet w'ile our | I |
| heart she 's goin' fas' | Y |
| W'y is no wan ax de question dat we're | I |
| all afraid to spik | F |
| Was it wing of flyin' wil' bird strek de winder | I |
| as it pass | Y |
| Or de sweesh of leetle snow ball w'en de win' | N |
| is playin' trick | F |
| - | |
| W'en we buil' de Coo Coo shaintee she's as | Y |
| steady as a rock | F |
| Did you feel de shaintee shakin' de sam | G |
| she's goin' to fall | M |
| Dere's somet'ing on de doorway an' now we | F |
| hear de knock | F |
| An' up above de hurricane we hear de w'issle | M |
| call | M |
| - | |
| Callin' callin' lak a bugle an' he's jompin' up | X |
| de boss | Y |
| From hees warm bed on de corner an' open | N |
| wide de door | I |
| Dere's no use foller affer for Cyprien is los' | Y |
| An' de Coo Coo Cache an' shaintee he'll | M |
| never see no more | I |
| - | |
| At las' de morning's comin' an' storm is blow | M |
| away | K |
| An' outside on de shaintee young Jimmie | F |
| Charbonneau | M |
| He's seein' track of snowshoe 'bout de size of | V |
| doulbe sleigh | K |
| Dere's no mistak' it's makin' by de spirit | F |
| Windigo | F |
| - | |
| An' de leetle Injuin Johnie he's all right I | V |
| onderstan' | M |
| For you'll fin' heem up de reever above de | F |
| Coo Coo Cache | O |
| Ketchin' mink and ketchin' beaver an' he's | Y |
| growin' great beeg man | M |
| But dat's de las' we're hearin' of Cyprien | M |
| Palache | O |
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