NationStates Jolt Archive

Just wanna how many posts it'll take before someone get this right:

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 Washington never told a lie,

I learned that soldiers seldom die,

I learned that everybody`s free,

and that`s what the teacher said to me.

That`s what I learned in school today, that`s what I learned in school.

What did you learn in school today, dear little boy of mine ?

What did you learn in school today, dear little boy of mine?

2. I learned that policemen are my friends,

I learned that justice never ends,

I learned that murderers die for their crimes,

even if we make a mistake sometimes.

That`s what I learned in school today, that`s what I learned in school.

What did you learn in school today, dear little boy of mine ?

What did you learn in school today, dear little boy of mine?

3. I learned that 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 again and again.

That`s what I learned in school today, that`s what I learned in school.

What did you learn in school today, dear little boy of mine ?

What did you learn in school today, dear little boy of mine?

4. I learned that war is not so bad,

I learned about the great ones we have had,

we fought in Germany and in France,

and some day am I to get my chance.

That`s what I learned in school today, that`s what I learned in school.

I know it from Pete Seeger singing it, but he didn't originally write it, did he?

EDIT: digs out vinyl and checks the writing credit... ah.

theres three options

1) that poem is taking the piss out of education
2) that poem is taking the piss out of patriotic poems
3) that poem is a patriotic poem.

number 1 or 2 is ok. number 3 is disturbing.

Tom Paxton?

Wow. I feel dumb. I figured since he sung it, he wrote it.

theres three options

1) that poem is taking the piss out of education
2) that poem is taking the piss out of patriotic poems
3) that poem is a patriotic poem.

number 1 or 2 is ok. number 3 is disturbing.

A little from option 1, a little from option 2.

That's depressing.
In a ghetto school I volunteer at, I was told by a teacher to not correct the kids' English because the principal dislikes it. She says it's part of their culture.

Wow. I feel dumb. I figured since he sung it, he wrote it.

Who?

Well... I suppose english isn't as important as... a dib-low-mir?

A little from option 1, a little from option 2.
thats what i thought/hoped

Who?

Pete Seeger. I forgot how fast this place is...

Pete Seeger. I forgot how fast this place is...

Living fucking legend.