What Did You Learn in School Today? Lyrics

(words and music by Tom Paxton)

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 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.
And that's what I learned in school today.
That's what I learned in school.

And 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.
And that's what I learned in school today.
That's what I learned in school.
And 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.
And that's what I learned in school today.
That's what I learned in school.
And 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 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.