Are you ready to hear your lesson for the day?
   -Yes, Teacher! Yes, Teacher!
   Are you ready to learn what History has to say?
   -Yes, Teacher! Yes, Teacher!
   Then take your books and follow me to 1776 AD
   And as the History page is turned we will see what we can learn
   -Yes, Teacher! Yes, Teacher! Yes, Teacher!
  
   In 1776 Tom Paine was writing books with a might and main
   The Tory said "now man alive"
   Stop giving out with this here liberty jive
   -Stop giving out with this here liberty jive
  
   Don't sing of people's rights that way
   They might believe in what you say
   So stop your song it's not polite
   Pipe down before you start a fight
  
   -You don't say, Teacher, is that right?
  
   Aha, but Tom Paine looked ahead
   And to those Tories Thomas said no, no, no, no
   When you got to go, you got to go
   You can't stand still on freedom's track
   If you don't go forward, you go back
   You can't giddyup by saying Whoa
   And sitting on your status quo
  
   -Yes, Teacher! Yes, Teacher! Yes, Teacher! Yes, Teacher!
  
   To Washington at Valley Forge
   A wise guy whispered slow down, George
   Why start up trouble for the king
   This freedom racket is a corny thing
  
   -This freedom racket is a corny thing
  
   Your troops are ickys they can't move
   You'll never get them in the groove
   So if you're wise, you'll just lay low
   and play with the guys that have the dough
  
   -You don't say Teacher, is that so?
  
   Aha, but George just looked ahead
   And to that Tory Georgie said...No...no, no, no
   When you got to go, you got to go
   You can't stand still on freedom's track
   If you don't go forward, you go back
   You can't giddyup by saying whoa
   And sitting on your status quo
  
   -Yes, Teacher! Yes, Teacher!
  
   Now Paul Revere saw a bellfry light
   and that boy rode to town one night
   Sang to the farmers near and far
   Here come the British beating eight to the bar
  
   One slippery tory said now Paul
   You're manners aren't nice at all
   Turn back, don't be an old hep cat
   The right people don't sing like that
  
   -ButPaul Revere turn him down flat
   Aha, that's right, he rode ahead
   and to that Tory Paul just said, no, no, no, no
   When you got to go, you got to go
   You can't stand still on freedom's track
   If you don't go forward, you go back
   You can't giddyup by saying whoa
   And sitting on your status quo
  
   Yes, Teacher! Yes, Teacher! Yes, Teacher
   So, students now you're hep, don't stop!
   Keep stepping to that freedom hop
   Although the tory's beef and blow
   To keep you sitting on your status quo
  
   -To keep you sitting on your status quo
  
   When they say let's stand still a bit
   Give up some rights, no harm in it
   Remember those are just the tricks
   That did not work in 76
  
   -Now ain't that right, the same old tricks?
  
   Though Torys talk: don't be misled
   And do what all those others said
  
   No, no, no, no
   When you got to go, you got to go
   You can't stand still on freedom's track
   If you don't go forward, you go back
   You can't giddyup by saying whoa
   And sitting on your status ...
   Sitting on, yes, sittin' on your, status...
  
   quo!
  
   Oh!