Performed by barbra
Are you ready to hear lesson for the day? -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 1776 tom was writing books with a might and main The tory "now man alive" Stop giving out this here liberty jive -stop giving out this here liberty jive
Don't sing of people's that way They might in what you say So stop your song it's not Pipe down before you start a
-you don't say, teacher, is right?
Aha, but tom paine ahead 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 giddyup by saying whoa And on your status quo
-yes, teacher! yes, teacher! yes, teacher! yes, teacher!
To at valley forge A guy whispered slow down, george Why up trouble for the king freedom racket is a corny thing
-this freedom racket is a corny
Your troops are ickys can't move never get them in the groove So if you're wise, you'll lay low And play with the guys that have the
-you don't say teacher, is so?
Aha, but george just looked 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 by saying 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 come the beating eight to the bar
One slippery tory said now You're manners nice at all back, don't be an old hep cat The right people don't like that
-butpaul revere turn him down Aha, right, he rode ahead And to tory paul just 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 giddyup by saying whoa And on your status quo
Yes, teacher! yes, teacher! yes, So, students now hep, don't stop! Keep stepping to that hop Although the tory's beef and To keep you sitting on status quo
-to keep you sitting on your quo
When say let's stand still a bit up some rights, no harm in it Remember those are the tricks did not work in 76
-now ain't that right, the same old
Though torys talk: be misled And do all those others 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 ... on, yes, sittin' on your, status...
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