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What Did You Learn In School
by Tom Paxton
[C] What did you learn in school today, dear little boy of [G7] mine?
[C] What did you learn in school today, [G7] dear little boy of [C] mine?
I [F] learned that Washington [C] never told a lie.
I [F] learned that soldiers [C] seldom die.
I [F] learned that every- [C] body's free.
And [F] that's what the teacher [C] said to me.
[C] That's what I learned in school today.
[G7] That's what I learned in [C] 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?
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?
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.
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?
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.
That's what I learned in school today.
That's what I learned in school.
[C] What did you learn in school today, [G7] dear little boy of [C] mine?
I [F] learned that Washington [C] never told a lie.
I [F] learned that soldiers [C] seldom die.
I [F] learned that every- [C] body's free.
And [F] that's what the teacher [C] said to me.
[C] That's what I learned in school today.
[G7] That's what I learned in [C] 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?
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?
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.
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?
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.
That's what I learned in school today.
That's what I learned in school.