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