Hear the teacher exclaiming, do you know punctuation?
We can learn about grammar, in all its glamour
You can keep a sentence rollin; when you use a semi-colon
Get two independent clauses; but with pauses
Now's the time, our subject's finally getting through
Hope you're listening closely
For contractions, or when something belongs to you
You'll need an - apostrophe

Don't you know what a hyphen do?
It can break-up a word for you
It can separate clauses too

When you're writing to mama: take a pause, use a comma
Let parenthesis enfold you, let them hold you
Trying to write a participle, the keyboard breaks, I'm feeling fickle
Feel like I left you hanging? It was dangling
Now we're dash-ing towards the chorus yet again, head to our destination
When we get there, we'll shout don't keep it in. What's the point? Exclamation!

Don't you know what a hyphen do?
It can break-up a word for you
It can separate clauses too
Don't you know what a hyphen do?

Don't you know what a hyphen do...