When Albani Sang Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCBDEEF EGH EEIJ ABKBLJMJ KNENHBB JEO PEH QRS EIL STSTJCJC SBLBBJJ E JLJHSH SJUJCSES HQVVJJC DW WPJSJ BXJJLCBC LBJBJCBJ PJJJWCJC CLPLJ J UVYVZCA2J WEEEJCJC EMCXJBEB BJEJJEEE BJPJJEJE ECJCLCVC| Was workin' away on de farm dere wan | A |
| morning not long ago | B |
| Feexin' de fence for winter 'cos dat's | C |
| w'ere we got de snow | B |
| W'en Jeremie Plouffe ma neighbor come | D |
| over an' spik wit' me | E |
| 'Antoine you will come on de city | E |
| for hear Ma dam All ba nee ' | F |
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| 'W'at you mean ' I was sayin' right off me | E |
| 'Some woman was mak' de speech | G |
| Or girl on de Hooraw Circus doin' high | H |
| kick an' screech ' | - |
| 'Non non ' he is spikin' 'Excuse me | E |
| dat's be Ma dam All ba nee | E |
| Was leevin' down here on de contree two | I |
| mile 'noder side Chambly | J |
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| 'She's jus' comin' over from Englan' on | A |
| steamboat arrive Kebeck | B |
| Singin' on Lunnon an' Paree an' havin' | K |
| beeg tam I expec' | B |
| But no matter de moche she enjoy it for | L |
| travel all roun' de worl' | J |
| Somet'ing on de heart bring her back here | M |
| for she was de Chambly girl | J |
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| 'She never do not'ing but singin' an' makin' | K |
| de beeg grande tour | N |
| An' travel on summer an' winter so mus' be | E |
| de firs' class for sure | N |
| Ev'ryboddy I'm t'inkin' was know her an' I | H |
| also hear 'noder t'ing | B |
| She's frien' on La Reine Victoria an' show | B |
| her de way to sing ' | - |
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| 'Wall ' I say 'you're sure she is Chambly | J |
| w'at you call Ma dam All ba nee | E |
| Don't know me dat nam' on de Canton I hope | O |
| you're not fool wit' me ' | - |
| An' he say 'Lajeunesse dey was call her | P |
| before she is come mari e | E |
| But she's takin' de nam' of her husban' I | H |
| s'pose dat's de only way ' | - |
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| 'C'est bon mon ami ' I was say me 'If I get | Q |
| t'roo de fence nex' day | R |
| An' she don't want too moche on de monee den | S |
| mebbe I see her play ' | - |
| So I finish dat job on to morrow Jeremie he | E |
| was helpin' me too | I |
| An' I say 'Len' me t'ree dollar quickly for | L |
| mak' de voyage wit' you ' | - |
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| Correc' so we're startin' nex' morning an' | S |
| arrive Montreal all right | T |
| Buy dollar tiquette on de bureau an' pass on | S |
| de hall dat night | T |
| Beeg crowd wall I bet you was dere too all | J |
| dress on some fancy dress | C |
| De lady I don't say not'ing but man's all | J |
| w'ite shirt an' no ves' | C |
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| Don't matter w'en ban' dey be ready de foreman | S |
| strek out wit' hees steek | B |
| An' fiddle an' ev'ryt'ing else too begin for | L |
| play up de musique | B |
| It's fonny t'ing too dey was playin' don't lak | B |
| it mese'f at all | J |
| I rader be lissen some jeeg me or w'at you call | J |
| 'Affer de ball ' | - |
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| An' I'm not feelin' very surprise den w'en de | E |
| crowd holler out 'Encore ' | - |
| For mak' all dem feller commencin' an' try leetle | J |
| piece some more | L |
| 'Twas better wan' too I be t'inkin' but slow | J |
| lak you're goin' to die | H |
| All de sam' noboddy say not'ing dat mean | S |
| dey was satisfy | H |
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| Affer dat come de Grande piano lak we got on | S |
| Chambly Hotel | J |
| She's nice lookin' girl was play dat so of | U |
| course she's go off purty well | J |
| Den feller he's ronne out an' sing some it's | C |
| all about very fine moon | S |
| Dat shine on Canal ev'ry night too I'm sorry | E |
| I don't know de tune | S |
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| Nex' t'ing I commence get excite me for I | H |
| don't see no great Ma dam yet | Q |
| Too bad I was los all dat monee an' too late | V |
| for de raffle tiquette | V |
| W'en jus' as I feel very sorry for come all | J |
| de way from Chambly | J |
| Jeremie he was w'isper 'Tiens Tiens prenez | C |
| garde she's comin' Ma dam All ba nee ' | - |
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| Ev'ryboddy seem glad w'en dey see her come | D |
| walkin' right down de platform | W |
| An' way dey mak' noise on de han' den w'y | - |
| it's jus' lak de beeg tonder storm | W |
| I'll never see not'ing lak dat me no matter | P |
| I travel de worl' | J |
| An' Ma dam you t'ink it was scare her Non | S |
| she laugh lak de Chambly girl | J |
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| Dere was young feller comin' behin' her walk | B |
| nice comme un Cavalier | X |
| An' before All ba nee she is ready an' piano | J |
| get startin' for play | J |
| De feller commence wit' hees singin' more | L |
| stronger dan all de res' | C |
| I t'ink he's got very bad manner know not'ing | B |
| at all politesse | C |
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| Ma dam I s'pose she get mad den an' before | L |
| anyboddy can spik | B |
| She settle right down for mak' sing too an' | J |
| purty soon ketch heem up quick | B |
| Den she's kip it on gainin' an' gainin' till | J |
| de song it is tout finis | C |
| An' w'en she is beatin' dat feller Bagosh | B |
| I am proud Chambly | J |
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| I'm not very sorry at all me w'en de feller | P |
| was ronnin' away | J |
| An' man he's come out wit' de piccolo an' | J |
| start heem right off for play | J |
| For it's kin' de musique I be fancy Jeremie | W |
| he is lak it also | C |
| An' wan de bes' t'ing on dat ev'ning is man | J |
| wit' de piccolo | C |
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| Den mebbe ten minute is passin' Ma dam she is | C |
| comin' encore | L |
| Dis tam all alone on de platform dat feller | P |
| don't show up no more | L |
| An' w'en she start off on de singin' Jeremie say | J |
| 'Antoine dat's Fran ais ' | - |
| Dis give us more pleasure I tole you 'cos w'y | - |
| We're de pure Canayen | J |
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| Dat song I will never forget me 'twas song of | U |
| de leetle bird | V |
| W'en he's fly from it's nes' on de tree top | Y |
| 'fore res' of de worl' get stirred | V |
| Ma dam she was tole us about it den start off | Z |
| so quiet an' low | C |
| An' sing lak de bird on de morning de poor | A2 |
| leetle small oiseau | J |
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| I 'member wan tam I be sleepin' jus' onder some | W |
| beeg pine tree | E |
| An song of de robin wak' me but robin he | E |
| don't see me | E |
| Dere's not'ing for scarin' dat bird dere he's | J |
| feel all alone on de worl' | C |
| Wall Ma dam she mus' lissen lak dat too w'en | J |
| she was de Chambly girl | C |
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| Cos how could she sing dat nice chanson de sam' | E |
| as de bird I was hear | M |
| Till I see it de maple an' pine tree an' Richelieu | C |
| ronnin' near | X |
| Again I'm de leetle feller lak young colt upon | J |
| de spring | B |
| Dat's jus' on de way I was feel me w'en Ma dam | E |
| All ba nee is sing | B |
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| An' affer de song it is finish an' crowd is mak' | B |
| noise wit' its han' | J |
| I s'pose dey be t'inkin' I'm crazy dat mebbe | E |
| I don't onderstan' | J |
| Cos I'm set on de chair very quiet mese'f an' | J |
| poor Jeremie | E |
| An' I see dat hees eye it was cry too jus' sam' | E |
| way it go wit' me | E |
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| Dere's rosebush outside on our garden ev'ry spring | B |
| it has got new nes' | J |
| But only wan bluebird is buil' dere I know her | P |
| from all de res' | J |
| An' no matter de far she be flyin' away on | J |
| de winter tam | E |
| Back to her own leetle rosebush she's comin | J |
| dere jus' de sam' | E |
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| We're not de beeg place on our Canton mebbe | E |
| cole on de winter too | C |
| But de heart's 'Canayen' on our body an' | J |
| dat's warm enough for true | C |
| An' w'en All ba nee was got lonesome for | L |
| travel all roun' de worl' | C |
| I hope she 'll come home lak de bluebird | V |
| an' again be de Chambly girl | C |
William Henry Drummond
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