Once upon a time, there lived

Some goofy, mixed-up, fourth grade kids.

Who made the teacher quite annoyed

When Morning Work they would avoid.

"I left my Science on the bus!"

"You didn't give any Math to us!"

"I'm sorry, I didn't have time to Write.

I went shopping with my Mom last night."

"The Language I just didn't get."

"I haven't done Social Studies, yet."

"Oops! I forgot my Reading book!"

Was always worth a dirty look.

For every excuse that they would try

A pain would start behind his eye.

And slowly it would grow and grow,

Until they thought his head would blow!

And these goofy, mixed-up, fourth-grade kids,

thought they got away with it!

But the teacher was a little sly

(Despite the pain behind his eye).

Although they laughed when he did not look,

They forgot about the old grade book!

They ignored his yelling, like they were deaf.

But its harder to ignore a "D" or "F!"

And because they let their schoolwork slide,

Their parents tanned their little hides!

The moral is, my little friends,

You're gonna get it at the end!