Can't execute .SQL script but queries work individually

Using MySQL 5.5, I am able to execute the CREATE TABLE and INSERT queries individually but when I put them in a .sql script I receive the following error twice:

ERROR 1064 (42000): You have an error in your SQL syntax;

I tried to use the GO statement as recommended here (SQL script doesnt work but individual queries work) but no luck.

Here's my now working script thanks to comments:

-- Create the table
CREATE TABLE person (
    id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
    first_name TEXT,
    last_name TEXT,
    age INTEGER
);

-- Populate the table
INSERT INTO person
(id, first_name, last_name, age)
VALUES
  (0, 'Zed', 'Shaw', 37),
  (1, 'Terry', 'Berry', 42),
  (2, 'Tyler', 'Brown', 25),
  (3, 'Frank', 'Smith', 100);

Thanks for your help!

Here's the complete error message:

mysql> SOURCE ~/code/Learn-SQL-The-Hard-Way/Exercise-12-Destroying-And-Altering-Tables/recreate-person-table.sql
ERROR 1064 (42000): You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near '--Create the table
CREATE TABLE person (
    id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
    first_n' at line 1
ERROR: 
No query specified

ERROR 1064 (42000): You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near '--Populate the table
INSERT INTO person
(id, first_name, last_name, age)
VALUES
' at line 1