Performed by streisand
Are you ready to hear your lesson for the -yes, teacher! yes, teacher! Are you to learn what history has to say? -yes, teacher! yes, teacher! Then take your and follow me to 1776 ad And as the history is turned we will see what we can learn -yes, teacher! yes, teacher! yes, teacher!
In 1776 tom paine was writing with a might and main The said "now man alive" Stop giving out with this here liberty -stop giving out with this liberty jive
Don't sing of people's that way They might in what you say So stop your song not polite Pipe before you start a fight
-you say, teacher, is that right?
Aha, but tom looked ahead And to those thomas 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 can't by saying whoa And sitting on status quo
-yes, teacher! yes, teacher! yes, teacher! yes, teacher!
To washington at valley A guy whispered slow down, george Why start up for the king This racket is a corny thing
-this freedom racket is a thing
Your troops are ickys they can't You'll get them in the groove So if you're wise, you'll lay low And play with the guys that 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 don't go forward, you go You can't giddyup by whoa And on your 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 slippery tory said now manners aren't nice at all Turn back, be an old hep cat The right people sing like that
-butpaul turn him down flat Aha, right, he rode ahead And to that 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 don't go forward, you go You can't giddyup by saying And sitting on your quo
Yes, teacher! yes, teacher! yes, So, students now you're hep, stop! Keep stepping to that hop Although the tory's beef and To you sitting on your status quo
-to you sitting on your status quo
When they say let's still a bit Give up rights, no harm in it Remember those are just the That did not 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 stand still 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!
Oh!