Performed by streisand
Are you ready to hear your for the day? -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 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" Stop giving out with this liberty jive -stop out with this here liberty jive
Don't sing of rights that way They might believe in you say So stop your it's not polite Pipe down before you a fight
don't say, teacher, is that right?
Aha, but tom paine looked And to those tories 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 your quo
-yes, teacher! yes, teacher! yes, teacher! yes, teacher!
To at valley forge A wise guy whispered down, george Why up trouble for the king This freedom is a corny thing
-this freedom is a corny thing
troops are ickys they can't move You'll get them in the groove So if wise, you'll just lay low And with the guys that have the dough
-you say teacher, is that 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 still on freedom's track If you don't go forward, you go You can't giddyup by saying And on your status quo
-yes, teacher! yes, teacher!
Now paul saw a bellfry light And that boy rode to one night Sang to the near and far come the british beating eight to the bar
One slippery said now paul You're manners aren't at all Turn back, 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 paul 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 sitting on 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
When they say stand still a bit Give up some rights, no in it Remember those are just the did not work in 76
-now that right, the same old tricks?
Though talk: don't be misled And do what all others 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 saying And sitting on status ... on, yes, sittin' on your, status...
Quo!
Oh!