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