Performed by streisand
Are you ready to hear your lesson for the -yes, teacher! yes, teacher! Are you ready to learn what history has to -yes, teacher! yes, teacher! take your books and follow me to 1776 ad And as the history page is turned we will see what we can -yes, teacher! yes, teacher! yes, teacher!
In 1776 tom paine was writing books with a and main The tory "now man alive" Stop giving out with here liberty jive -stop giving out with this here liberty
sing of people's rights that way They might believe in you say So stop song it's not polite Pipe down you start a fight
-you say, teacher, is that right?
Aha, but tom looked ahead And to those tories thomas no, no, no, no you got to go, you got to go You can't stand still on track If you don't go forward, you go You can't giddyup by saying And on your status quo
-yes, teacher! yes, teacher! yes, teacher! yes, teacher!
To washington at valley A guy whispered slow down, george Why start up for the king This freedom racket is a corny
-this freedom racket is a thing
Your troops are ickys can't move You'll never get them in the So if you're wise, you'll lay low And play with the guys have the dough
don't say teacher, is that so?
Aha, but george looked ahead And to that tory said...no...no, no, no you got to go, you got to go You can't still on freedom's track If you don't go forward, you go You can't by saying whoa And on your status quo
-yes, teacher! yes, teacher!
Now paul revere saw a light And that boy rode to one night Sang to the farmers and far Here come the beating eight to the bar
One tory said now paul You're manners nice at all back, don't be an old hep cat The people don't sing like that
-butpaul revere turn him flat Aha, that's right, he ahead And to tory paul just said, no, no, no, no you got to go, you got to go You can't stand still on track If you go forward, you go back You can't by saying whoa And sitting on your quo
Yes, teacher! yes, teacher! yes, So, students now hep, don't stop! Keep stepping to freedom hop the tory's beef and blow To keep you sitting on status quo
-to keep you on your status quo
When they say let's still a bit Give up rights, no harm in it Remember those are just the did not work in 76
-now ain't right, the same old tricks?
Though torys talk: be misled And do what all those said
No, no, no, no you got to go, you got to go You can't stand still on track If you go forward, you go back You can't giddyup by whoa And sitting on status ... on, yes, sittin' on your, status...
Quo!
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