He was supposed to memorize
The entire Gettysburg Address,
Which was causing my grandson
A lot of worry and distress.

So I recited it for him,
As I had learned it long ago.
It was to him a big surprise
That it was something I would know.

He said, “It’s easy to recall
Something that you actually saw.”
When Lincoln made his famous speech,
Were you at Gettysburg, Grandpa?”