Lyrics & Music by: Lynn Ahrens

Performed by: Jack Sheldon





This is the tale of Mister Morton

Mister Morton is who?

He is the subject of our tale

and the predicate tells what Mister Morton must do



Mister Morton walked down the street

Mister Morton walked

Mister Morton talked to his cat

Mister Morton talked

(Hello, cat. You look good.)

Mister Morton was lonely

Mister Morton was



Mister Morton is the subject of the sentence

and what the predicate says, he does



Mister Morton knew just one girl

Mister Morton knew

Mister Morton grew flowers for Perl

Mister Morton grew

Mister Morton was very shy

Mister Morton was



Mister Morton is the subject of the sentence

and what the predicate says, he does



The subject is a noun, that's 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 the subject up and out



Mister Morton wrote Pearl a poem

Mister Morton wrote

Pearl replied in the afternoon

Pearl replied by a note

Mister Morton was very nervous

Mister Morton was



Mister 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 the subject did.



Mister Morton knocked on her door

Mister Morton knocked

Mister Morton sat on her porch

Yes, he just sat and rocked

Mister Morton was a very nervous man

when she opened up the door he ran.



Mister Morton climbed up his stairs

Mister Morton climbed

Mister Morton rhymed pretty words

Mister Morton rhymed

Mister Morton was lonely

Mister Morton was

until Pearl showed up with a single rose.

Who says women can't propose?

Now Mister Morton is happy

and Pearl and the cat are too



They're the subjects of the sentence

and what the predicate says, they do