'Twas the Night Before School Started
Published Jan 01, 1900
When all through the town
The parents were cheering
It was a riotous sound.
By eight the kids were washed
And tucked into bed...
When memories of homework
Filled them with dread.
New pencils, new folders,
New notebooks, too...
New teachers, new friends...
Their anxiety grew.
The parents just giggled
When they learned of this fright
And shouted upstairs...
"Go to bed! It's a school night!"
Originally published November 14, 2002.
