I’ve Been Working on My Homework
(Sung to the tune of "I've Been Working on the Railroad")
I’ve been working on my homework
all the live long day.
I’ve been working on my homework
even though it’s Saturday.
I can hardly keep from snoring.
Why’s homework have to be so boring?
I can hear my mother shouting…
Is your homework done?
Did you work all night?
Are your answers right?
Did you double-check your spelling too?
Will you pass the test?
You can have a rest
When your homework’s done.
Someone sells a chicken in China.
Someone buys the chicken in Ohio, oh.
How much is the chicken from China?
What’s the answer? I don’t know.
I’m screaming, three times seventy-five, oh.
Three times seventy-five, oh, oh, oh, oh.
Three times seventy-five, oh.
What’s the answer? I don’t know.
— Kenn Nesbitt
Copyright © 2005. All Rights Reserved.
Reading Level: Grade 1
Topics: School Poems, Super Silly Songs
Poetic Techniques: Lyric & Dramatic Poems
Word Count: 129
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