Performed by barbra
Are you ready to hear your lesson for the -yes, teacher! yes, teacher! Are you ready to learn what has to say? -yes, teacher! yes, teacher! Then take your and follow me to 1776 ad And as the history page is turned we will see what we can -yes, teacher! yes, teacher! yes, teacher!
In 1776 tom paine was writing books with a might and The said "now man alive" Stop giving out this here liberty jive -stop giving out with this liberty jive
Don't of people's rights that way They believe in what you say So stop your it's not polite down before you start a fight
-you don't say, teacher, is right?
Aha, but tom looked 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 sitting on status quo
-yes, teacher! yes, teacher! yes, teacher! yes, teacher!
To washington at forge A wise guy slow down, george Why start up for the king This racket is a corny thing
-this freedom racket is a corny
Your troops are they can't move You'll never get in the groove So if you're wise, just lay low And play with the guys that 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 by saying whoa And sitting on status quo
-yes, teacher! yes, teacher!
Now paul revere saw a bellfry And boy rode to town one night Sang to the farmers and far Here come the british beating to the bar
One slippery tory now paul You're manners nice at all Turn back, be an old hep cat The right people don't sing that
-butpaul revere turn him flat 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 on freedom's track If you go forward, you go back You can't giddyup by saying And on your status quo
Yes, teacher! yes, teacher! yes, So, students now hep, don't stop! stepping to that freedom hop Although the tory's beef and To keep you sitting on your quo
-to keep you sitting on status quo
When they say let's still a bit up some rights, no harm in it Remember are just the tricks did not work in 76
-now ain't right, the same old tricks?
torys talk: don't be misled And do what all others said
No, no, no, no you got to go, you got to go You can't stand on freedom's track If you go forward, you go back You can't by saying whoa And sitting on your ... Sitting on, yes, on your, status...
Quo!
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