Quotation marks go around
Words that are spoken.
Just make sure that
Your pencil's not broken.
I'm telling you and hey
I'm not jokin'
Put them around
The words that are spoken.

If I say to Bob,
"Turn the door knob."
Put quotation marks around
The words I say to Bob.

If I say to Rose,
"Rose, you're stepping
On my toes."
Put quotation marks around
The words I say to Rose.

Quotation marks go around
Words that are spoken.
Just make sure that
Your pencil's not broken.
I'm telling you and hey
I'm not jokin'
Put them around
The words that are spoken.
Put them around
The words that are spoken.