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