An' all the capitals of states

An' bound'ry lines an' all the dates

They joined the union. But last night

When I was studyin' to recite

I asked him if he would explain

The leading industries of Maine—

He thought an' thought an' thought a lot,

An' said, "I knew, but I've forgot."

My Pa says when he was in school

He got a hundred as a rule;

An' grammar was a thing he knew

Becoz he paid attention to

His teacher, an' he learned the way

To write good English, an' to say

The proper things, an' I should be

As good a boy in school as he.

But once I asked him could he give

Me help with the infinitive—

He scratched his head and said: "Great Scott!

I used to know, but I've forgot."

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