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What did you learn in school: Tom Paxton arr Barsnall

Ch: What did you learn in school today,
Dear little boy of mine?
What did you learn in school today,
Dear little boy of mine?

1. I learned that Prime Ministers never tell a lie,
I learned that soldiers seldom die,
I learned that everybody's free,
And that's what the teacher said to me,
And that's what I learned in school today,
that's what I learned in school.

Ch:

2. I learned the policemen are my friends,
I learned that justice never ends,
I learned that murderers die ffor their crimes,
Even if we make a mistake sometimes,
And that's what I learned in school today,
That's what I learned in school


Ch:

3. I learned our government must be strong;
It's always right and never wrong!
Our leaders are the finest men
And we elect them again and again,
And that's what I learned in school today,
That's what I learned in school

Ch:

4. I learned that war is not so bad,
I learned of the great ones we have had.
We fought in Germany and in France
And some day I might get my chance.
And that's what I learned in school today,
That's what I learned in school