Performed by streisand
Are you ready to hear your for the day? -yes, teacher! yes, teacher! Are you ready to what history has to say? -yes, teacher! yes, teacher! Then take your books and 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 a might and main The tory "now man alive" giving out with this here liberty jive -stop giving out with here liberty jive
Don't sing of people's rights way They believe in what you say So stop your song it's not Pipe down before you start a
-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 still on freedom's If you go forward, you go back You can't giddyup by saying And on your status quo
-yes, teacher! yes, teacher! yes, teacher! yes, teacher!
To washington at forge A guy whispered slow down, george Why up trouble for the king This freedom racket is a corny
freedom racket is a corny thing
Your 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
-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 stand still on track If you go forward, you go back You can't giddyup by whoa And on your status quo
-yes, teacher! yes, teacher!
Now paul saw a bellfry light And that boy rode to town one Sang to the near and far Here come the beating eight to the bar
One slippery tory now paul You're manners aren't at all Turn back, be an old hep cat The right people don't sing that
-butpaul revere turn him 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 stand still on track If you don't go forward, you go You can't giddyup by whoa And on your status quo
Yes, teacher! yes, teacher! yes, So, now you're hep, don't stop! Keep stepping to freedom hop Although the tory's and blow To keep you sitting on your 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 That did not in 76
-now ain't right, the same old tricks?
Though torys talk: be misled And do what all those 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 ... Sitting on, yes, on your, status...
Quo!
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