Performed by barbra
Are you ready to your lesson for the day? -yes, teacher! yes, teacher! Are you ready to learn history has to say? -yes, teacher! yes, teacher! Then take your books and follow me to ad And as the page is turned we will see what we can learn -yes, teacher! yes, teacher! yes, teacher!
In 1776 tom was writing books with a might and main 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 your song it's not polite Pipe down before you a fight
-you don't say, teacher, is that
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 still on freedom's track If you go forward, you go back You can't giddyup by saying And on your 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 racket is a corny
-this freedom racket is a thing
Your are ickys they can't 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 that georgie 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 saying And sitting on your quo
-yes, teacher! yes, teacher!
Now paul saw a bellfry light And boy rode to town one night Sang to the near and far Here the british beating eight to the bar
One tory said now paul You're aren't nice at all back, don't be an old hep cat The people don't sing like that
-butpaul revere turn him down 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 saying And sitting on status quo
Yes, teacher! yes, teacher! yes, So, now you're hep, don't stop! Keep stepping to freedom hop Although the beef and blow To keep you sitting on your quo
-to keep you sitting on status quo
When say let's stand still a bit Give up some rights, no in it Remember those are just the That did not in 76
-now ain't that right, the same old
Though torys talk: don't be And do all those others 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 saying And on your status ... on, yes, sittin' on your, status...
Quo!
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