Forgetful Fern

Forgetful Fern
By Auntie B 4/23/10

Forgetful Fern
Got out of bed
And forgot to brush her teeth
So all day long
Each time she spoke
She smelled beyond belief

Forgetful Fern
Went to school
But she forgot her books
So through the day
Her teachers all
Were giving her mean looks

Forgetful Fern
Walked home from school
But she forgot her jacket
'Twas such a cold and windy day
Poor Fern could hardly hack it.

Then back at home
Forgetful Fern
Forgot to eat her dinner
She did this rather often
So she kept on getting thinner

Forgetful Fern
Forgot to learn
A lesson 'bout forgetting
And so poor dear Forgetful Fern
Spent her whole life regretting
All the things that she forgot
Which really were an awful lot

Well, Fern's over a hundred now
(And this part is a lie)
Some folks say
Forgetful Fern
She just forgot to die