The period is a busy man. A small round traffic cop. He blocks the helter-skelter words And brings them to a stop. Of all the punctuation folk, I like the comma best. He lets me take a rest.
Quotation marks are curious.
When friendly talk begins You'll always find these little marks Are busy listening in. The exclamation mark's an elf, Who is easily excited. Don't change me, don't change me. Oh, no, just let me be. When you change the second word, Second word, second word, When you change the second word, A shorter word you'll see.