Performed by barbra
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 page is turned we will see what we can learn -yes, teacher! yes, teacher! yes, teacher!
In 1776 tom paine was writing books with a might and The tory "now man alive" giving out with this here liberty jive -stop giving out with this liberty jive
sing of people's rights that way They believe in what you say So stop your song it's not 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 stand still on freedom's 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 freedom racket is a thing
troops are ickys they can't move You'll never get in the groove So if you're wise, just lay low And play with the guys that have the
-you don't say teacher, is so?
Aha, but george just looked And to that georgie 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 whoa And sitting on your quo
-yes, teacher! yes, teacher!
Now paul revere saw a bellfry And that boy rode to one night to the farmers near and far Here come the beating eight to the bar
One slippery said now paul You're manners nice at all back, don't be an old hep cat The right people don't sing that
-butpaul revere turn him flat Aha, right, he rode ahead And to that tory just 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 by saying whoa And sitting on your quo
Yes, teacher! yes, teacher! yes, So, now you're hep, don't stop! stepping to that freedom hop Although the tory's beef and To keep you sitting on status quo
-to you sitting on your status quo
When say let's stand still a bit Give up rights, no harm in it those are just 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 others
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 giddyup by saying whoa And on your status ... on, yes, sittin' on your, status...
Quo!
Oh!