Performed by streisand
Are you to hear your lesson for the day? -yes, teacher! yes, teacher! Are you ready to what history has to say? -yes, teacher! yes, teacher! Then take your 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 said "now man alive" Stop out with this here liberty jive -stop giving out with this liberty jive
Don't sing of rights that way They might believe in you say So stop your song not polite down before you start a fight
-you say, teacher, is that right?
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 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! yes, teacher! yes, teacher!
To washington at forge A guy whispered slow down, george Why start up trouble for the This freedom racket is a thing
-this freedom racket is a thing
troops are ickys they can't move You'll get them in the groove So if wise, you'll just lay low And play with the guys that the dough
don't say teacher, is that so?
Aha, but george just looked And to tory 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 whoa And sitting on status quo
-yes, teacher! yes, teacher!
Now revere saw a bellfry light And that boy rode to one night Sang to the farmers and far come the british beating eight to the bar
One tory said now paul You're manners nice at all back, don't be an old hep cat The right people don't like that
-butpaul turn him down flat 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 can't 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, So, now you're hep, don't stop! stepping to that freedom hop Although the tory's and blow To keep you sitting on status quo
-to keep you sitting on your quo
When they say let's 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 old tricks?
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 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 ... on, yes, sittin' on your, status...
Quo!
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