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02x09 - The Tale of Mr. Morton

Episode transcripts for the TV show, "Schoolhouse Rock!". Aired: January 6, 1973 – March 31, 2009.*
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Themes covered included grammar, science, economics, history, mathematics, and civics.

02x09 - The Tale of Mr. Morton

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[narrator] And finally,
The Tale of Mr. Morton.

♪ This is the tale
Of Mr. Morton ♪

♪ Mr. Morton is who? ♪

♪ He is the subject of our tale ♪

♪ And the predicate tells ♪

♪ What Mr. Morton must do ♪

[instrumental music playing]

♪ Mr. Morton walked down the street ♪

♪ Mr. Morton walked ♪

♪ Mr. Morton talked to his cat ♪

♪ Mr. Morton talked ♪

Hello, cat. You look good.

♪ Mr. Morton was lonely ♪

♪ Mr. Morton was ♪

♪ Mr. Morton is the subject
Of the sentence ♪

♪ And what the predicate says
He does ♪

♪ Mr. Morton knew just one girl ♪

♪ Mr. Morton knew ♪

♪ Mr. Morton grew flowers
For Pearl ♪

♪ Mr. Morton grew ♪

♪ Mr. Morton was very shy ♪

♪ Mr. Morton was ♪

♪ Mr. Morton is the subject
Of the sentence ♪

♪ And what the predicate says
He does ♪

♪ The subject is a noun
That's a 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 ♪

♪ Mr. Morton wrote Pearl a poem ♪

♪ Mr. Morton wrote ♪

♪ Pearl replied in the afternoon ♪

♪ Pearl replied by a note ♪

Ha, ha, ha!

♪ Mr. Morton was very nervous ♪

♪ Mr. Morton was ♪

♪ Mr. 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 what the subject did ♪

♪ Mr. Morton knocked on her door ♪

♪ Mr. Morton knocked ♪

♪ Mr. Morton sat on her porch ♪

♪ Yes, he just sat there and rocked ♪

♪ Mr. Morton was a nervous man ♪

♪ When she opened up the door,
He ran ♪

♪ Mr. Morton climbed up his stairs ♪

♪ Mr. Morton climbed ♪

♪ Mr. Morton rhymed pretty words ♪

♪ Mr. Morton rhymed ♪

♪ Mr. Morton was lonely ♪

♪ Mr. Morton was ♪

♪ Until Pearl showed up
With a single rose ♪

♪ Who says women can't propose? ♪

♪ Now Mr. Morton is happy ♪

♪ And Pearl and the cat are too ♪

♪ They're the subject of the sentence ♪

♪ And what the predicate says
They do ♪