I think the prefix "a-" should only be placed before words where another syllable is required to make the rythm correct. So: "16 pins a-pomelled" is good. but "20 beckets a-buckling" adds an extra syllable. "20 beckets buckling" sounds good. With twenty two hammers a-hobbling Twenty one crusty keypins Twenty beckets a-buckling Nineteen shanks a-squiggling Eighteen keys a-knocking Seventeen barren backchecks Sixteen pins a-pommelled Fifteen butts a-bounding Fourteen wobbly whippens Thirteen coins a-clinking, Twelve tubby bass strings, Eleven jacks a-jumping, Ten grungy grommets, Nine brittle bridles, Eight damaged dampers, Seven fractured flanges, Six errant elbows, Five broken strings ! Four coats of paint, Three warped posts, Two pedals bent, From a Parson who wants it fixed free ! Noah Haverkamp Know-a Piano http://www.knowapiano.com 347-308-0094 Fax: 718-701-2071 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20071222/e32b7913/attachment.html
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