This one is my favorite song. Use the links to see the lyrics to the other Grammar Rock! songs.
The Tale of Mr. Morton By (Lynn Ahrens)
This is the tale of Mr. Morton
Mr. Morton is who?
He is the subject of our tale
And the predicate tells what Mr. Morton must do
Mr. Morton walked down the street
Mr. Morton walked
Mr. Morton talked to his cat
Mr. Morton talked (Hello, cat. You look good.)
Mr. Morton was lonely
Mr. Morton was
Mr. Morton is the subject of the sentence
And what the predicate says, he does
Mr. Morton knew just one girl
Mr. Morton knew
Mr. Morton grew flowers for pearl
Mr. Morton grew
Mr. Morton was very shy
Mr. Morton was
Mr. Morton is the subject of the sentence
And what the predicate says, he does
The subject is a noun
That?s a person, place, or thing
It?s who or what the sentence is about
And the predicate is the verb
That?s the action word
That gets this subject up and out
Mr. Morton wrote Pearl a poem
Mr. Morton wrote
Pearl replied in the afternoon
Pearl replied by a note
Mr. Morton was very nervous
Mr. Morton was
Mr. Morton is the subject of the sentence
And what the predicate says, he does
The cat stretched, the sun beat down
A neighbor chased his kid (Come here, kid, come on!)
Each sentence is completed
When you know what the subject did
Mr. Morton knocked on her door
Mr. Morton knocked
Mr. Morton sat on her porch
Yes, he just sat there and rocked
Mr. Morton was a nervous man
When she opened up the door he ran
Mr. Morton climbed up his stairs
Mr. Morton climbed
Mr. Morton rhymed pretty words
Mr. Morton rhymed
Mr. Morton was lonely
Mr. Morton was
Until Pearl showed up with a single rose
Who says women can?t perpose?
Now Mr. Morton is happy
And Pearl and the cat are, too
They?re the subject of the sentence
And what the predicate says, they do.
