Performed by streisand
Are you ready to your lesson for the day? -yes, teacher! yes, teacher! Are you ready to learn history has to say? -yes, teacher! yes, teacher! take 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 paine was writing books with a might and The tory "now man alive" Stop giving out with this here liberty -stop giving out with this here jive
sing of people's rights that way They believe in what you say So stop song it's not polite Pipe down before you start a
-you say, teacher, is that 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 can't by saying whoa And sitting on your quo
-yes, teacher! yes, teacher! yes, teacher! yes, teacher!
To washington at valley A wise guy slow down, george Why start up trouble for the This freedom racket is a corny
-this racket is a corny thing
Your are ickys they can't move You'll never get in the groove 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 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 your quo
-yes, teacher! yes, teacher!
Now paul saw a bellfry light And boy rode to town one night Sang to the farmers and far Here come the british beating to the bar
One slippery said now paul You're manners aren't at all Turn back, be an old hep cat The people don't sing like that
-butpaul revere turn him down Aha, that's right, he ahead And to that tory paul 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 sitting on status quo
Yes, teacher! yes, teacher! yes, So, students now you're hep, stop! Keep stepping to that hop Although the tory's and blow To keep you sitting on status quo
-to keep you sitting on status quo
When they say stand still a bit Give up rights, no harm in it those are just the tricks That did not in 76
ain't that right, the same old tricks?
Though torys talk: don't be And do what all those said
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 your ... on, yes, sittin' on your, status...
Quo!
Oh!