The Wreck Of The "julie Plante": A Legend Of Lac St. Pierre Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCBDEAE FCGBHIJK HCDCELEL CHMHLFEC HEHEDEEE N DOMPDEEE| On wan dark night on Lac St Pierre | A |
| De win' she blow blow blow | B |
| An' de crew of de wood scow quot Julie Plante quot | C |
| Got scar't an' run below | B |
| For de win' she blow lak hurricane | D |
| Bimeby she blow some more | E |
| An' de scow bus' up on Lac St Pierre | A |
| Wan arpent from de shore | E |
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| De captinne walk on de fronte deck | F |
| An' walk de hin' deck too | C |
| He call de crew from up de hole | G |
| He call de cook also | B |
| De cook she 's name was Rosie | H |
| She come from Montreal | I |
| Was chambre maid on lumber barge | J |
| On de Grande Lachine Canal | K |
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| De win' she blow from nor' eas' wes' | H |
| De sout' win' she blow too | C |
| W'en Rosie cry quot Mon cher captinne | D |
| Mon cher w'at I shall do quot | C |
| Den de captinne t'row de beeg ankerre | E |
| But still de scow she dreef | L |
| De crew he can't pass on de shore | E |
| Becos' he los' hees skeef | L |
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| De night was dark lak wan black cat | C |
| De wave run high an' fas' | H |
| W'en de captinne tak' de Rosie girl | M |
| An' tie her to de mas' | H |
| Den he also tak' de life preserve | L |
| An' jomp off on de lak' | F |
| An' say quot Good bye ma Rosie dear | E |
| I go drown for your sak' quot | C |
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| Nex' morning very early | H |
| 'Bout ha'f pas' two t'ree four | E |
| De captinne scow an' de poor Rosie | H |
| Was corpses on de shore | E |
| For de win' she blow lak hurricane | D |
| Bimeby she blow some more | E |
| An' de scow bus' up on Lac St Pierre | E |
| Wan arpent from de shore | E |
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| MORAL | N |
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| Now all good wood scow sailor man | D |
| Tak' warning by dat storm | O |
| An' go an' marry some nice French girl | M |
| An' leev on wan beeg farm | P |
| De win' can blow lak hurricane | D |
| An' s'pose she blow some more | E |
| You can't get drown on Lac St Pierre | E |
| So long you stay on shore | E |
William Henry Drummond
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