Oh Mister Trumpet
J. Michael Welborn 1970 (Alabama)
Oh, Mister Trumpet
How do the birds fly
And the trumpets reply
Was “Oh me, oh my”
First a C, Then a D
An F, A B
He says to me
“Now you see?”
Oh, mister Trumpet
What is a Mystery?
He replies with great glee
“Now listen to me”
Think high,
Think low
And your notes
Will follow
Think fast
Think slow
And away
You’ll go
The music you make
Is like the cake you bake
Start with your basic desire
And then go higher, and higher
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Written on August 20, 1991
Submitted by mike.welborn on December 22, 2022
Modified by mike.welborn on December 23, 2022
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | Abbb cccc Accc bdxd xdxd eeff |
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Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
Characters | 445 |
Words | 97 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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