My clever, clever boy

Yesterday Wooten had to read a narrative poem entitled "The Walrus and the Carpenter". It is a humorous story of a walrus and carpenter tricking talking oysters into following them so they can eat them. The assignment Wooten had was: "Suppose that one of the oysters wants to avoid being eaten. Help the oyster by writing an eloquent speech that might persuade the walrus and the carpenter to spare him or her." Here's what Wooten came up with - rather quickly I might add.
O, don't eat
for I smell like feet.

Not exactly an eloquent speech but kudos that it rhymes, has good form, makes sense and made me laugh until I cried. Where or where does he get this quick wit?