Performed by streisand
Are you ready to hear your lesson for the -yes, teacher! yes, teacher! Are you ready to learn what history has to -yes, teacher! yes, teacher! Then 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 tom paine was writing books with 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 sing of rights that way might believe in what you say So stop your song not polite Pipe down before you a fight
-you don't say, teacher, is that
Aha, but tom paine ahead And to tories thomas 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! yes, teacher! yes, teacher!
To at valley forge A wise guy whispered slow down, Why up trouble for the king This freedom is a corny thing
-this freedom racket is a thing
Your troops are ickys they move You'll never get them in the So if wise, you'll just lay low And play 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 go forward, you go back You can't giddyup by whoa And on your status quo
-yes, teacher! yes, teacher!
Now paul revere saw a light And that boy rode to town one Sang to the near and far Here come the british eight to the bar
One slippery tory said now manners aren't nice at all Turn back, be an old hep cat The right people sing like that
-butpaul revere turn him flat Aha, that's right, he rode And to that tory 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 your quo
Yes, teacher! yes, teacher! yes, So, now you're hep, don't stop! Keep to that freedom hop the tory's beef and blow To keep you sitting on status quo
-to keep you sitting on status quo
they say let's stand still a bit Give up rights, no harm in it Remember those are the tricks did not work in 76
-now ain't that right, the old tricks?
Though talk: don't be misled And do all those others 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 sitting on your ... Sitting on, yes, on your, status...
Quo!
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