There once was a louse
Who came to live at our house
He took residence upon my head
I decided to call him Fred.
My scalp began to itch
He gave me such a twitch.
The kind school nurse said "Home you go"
I was to treat my hair just so,
My mom bought a special shampoo
She exclaimed "This will do."
We worked hard picking out all the NITS
After hours of this, I screamed "This is the PITS"
We cleaned and vacuumed each room with care
Each day my mom looked through my hair.
I NEVER BORROW A COMB OR BRUSH
EVEN IF I AM IN A RUSH
I KNOW THAT ANYONE CAN GET HEAD LICE
BUT A SCHOOL WITHOUT THEM WOULD BE NICE.
written by Jackie Angle, RN
school nurse
For more information about head lice see:
http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/headlice.html