Performed by streisand
Are you ready to hear your lesson for the -yes, teacher! yes, teacher! Are you ready to what history has to say? -yes, teacher! yes, teacher! Then 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 with a and main The tory "now man alive" Stop out with this here liberty jive -stop giving out with this here jive
Don't sing of rights that way They might believe in you say So stop your song not polite Pipe before you start 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 stand still on freedom's If you go forward, you go back You can't by saying whoa And sitting on status quo
-yes, teacher! yes, teacher! yes, teacher! yes, teacher!
To at valley forge A wise guy whispered down, george Why start up for the king This racket is a corny thing
-this racket is a corny thing
Your troops are ickys they move You'll never get them in the So if wise, you'll just lay low And play with the that have the dough
don't say teacher, is that so?
Aha, but just looked ahead And to that tory said...no...no, no, no you got to go, you got to go You can't stand on freedom's track If you don't go forward, you go You giddyup by saying whoa And on your status quo
-yes, teacher! yes, teacher!
Now paul revere saw a light And that boy rode to one night Sang to the near and far come the british beating eight to the bar
One slippery tory now paul manners aren't nice at all Turn back, be an old hep cat The right people don't like that
-butpaul revere turn him flat Aha, that's right, he rode And to that tory paul 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, students now hep, don't stop! Keep to that freedom hop Although the tory's and blow To keep you sitting on status quo
-to keep you on your status quo
they say let's stand still a bit Give up some rights, no in it Remember those are the tricks That did not in 76
-now that right, the same old tricks?
Though torys talk: be misled And do what all those others
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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