Are
you ready to hear your lesson for the day?
-Yes,
Teacher! Yes, Teacher!
Are
you ready to learn what history has to say?
-Yes,
Teacher! Yes, Teacher!
Then
take your books and follow me to 1776 AD
And
as the History 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 might and main
The
Tory said "now man alive"
Stop
giving out with this here liberty jive
-Stop
giving out with this here liberty jive
Don't
sing of people's rights that way
They
might believe in what you say
So
stop your song it's not polite
Pipe
down before you start a fight
-You
don't say, Teacher, is that right?
Aha,
but Tom Paine looked ahead and to those Tories
Thomas
said no, no, no, no
When
you got to go, you got to go
You
can't stand still on freedom's track
If
you don't go forward, you go back
You
can't giddy up by saying Whoa
And
sitting on your status quo
-Yes,
Teacher! Yes, Teacher! Yes, Teacher!
To
Washington at Valley Forge
A
wise guy whispered slow down, George
Why
start up trouble for the king
This
freedom racket is a corny thing
-This
freedom racket is a corny thing
Your
troops are ickys they can't move
You'll
never get them in the groove
So
if you're wise, you'll just lay low and play with the guys
that have the dough
-You
don't say Teacher, is that so?
Aha,
but George just looked ahead
And
to that Tory Georgie said...No...no, no, no
When
you got to go, you got to go
You
can't stand still on freedom's track
If
you don't go forward, you go back
You
can't giddyup by saying whoa
And
sitting on your status quo
-Yes,
Teacher! Yes, Teacher! Yes, Teacher!
Now
Paul Revere saw a bellfry light and that boy rode to town
one night
Sang
to the farmers near and far
Here
come the British beating eight to the bar
-Here
come the British beating eight to the bar
One
slippery tory said now Paul
You're
manners aren't nice at all
Turn
back, don't be an old hep cat
The
right people don't sing like that
-But
Paul Revere turn him down flat
Aha,
that's right, he rode ahead and to that Tory Paul just said,
no, no, no, no
When
you got to go, you got to go
You
can't stand still on freedom's track
If
you don't go forward, you go back
You
can't giddyup by saying whoa
And
sitting on your status quo
Yes,
Teacher! Yes, Teacher! Yes, Teacher
So,
students now you're hep, don't stop!
Keep
stepping to that freedom hop
Although
the tory's beef and blow
To
keep you sitting on your status quo
-To
keep you sitting on your status quo
When
they say let's stand still a bit
Give
up some rights, no harm in it
Remember
those are just the tricks
That
did not work in 76
-Now
ain't that right, the same old tricks?
Though
Torys talk: don't be misled
And
say do what all those others said
No,
no, no, no When you got to go, you got to go
You
can't stand still on freedom's track
If
you don't go forward, you go back
You
can't giddy up by saying whoa
And
sitting on your status ...
Sitting
on, yes,
Sittin'
on your, status... quo! Oh!