Performed by streisand
Are you to hear your lesson for the day? -yes, teacher! yes, teacher! Are you ready to learn what has to say? -yes, teacher! yes, teacher! take your 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 giving out with this here liberty jive
Don't of people's rights that way might believe in what you say So stop your song it's not Pipe down before you start a
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 go forward, you go back You can't giddyup by saying And sitting on status quo
-yes, teacher! yes, teacher! yes, teacher! yes, teacher!
To at valley forge A wise guy slow down, george Why up trouble for the king This freedom racket is a corny
-this racket is a corny thing
Your troops are ickys they move never get them in the groove So if wise, you'll just lay low And with the guys that have the dough
don't say teacher, is that so?
Aha, but george just 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 giddyup by whoa And on your status quo
-yes, teacher! yes, teacher!
Now paul revere saw a light And that boy to town one night Sang to the farmers and far Here the british beating eight to the bar
One slippery tory now paul You're manners aren't at all Turn back, be an old hep cat The right people don't sing like
-butpaul revere him down flat Aha, that's right, he rode And to that paul just 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 giddyup by saying whoa And sitting on status quo
Yes, teacher! yes, teacher! yes, So, students now you're hep, stop! Keep to that freedom hop Although the beef and blow To keep you sitting on status quo
-to you sitting on your status quo
When they say let's still a bit up some rights, no harm in it Remember are just the tricks That did not in 76
-now ain't that right, the same old
torys talk: don't 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 don't go forward, you go You giddyup by saying whoa And on your status ... on, yes, sittin' on your, status...
Quo!
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