What Did You Learn in School Today? - 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

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 the policemen are my friends

I learned that justice never ends

I learned that murderers pay 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

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 about the great once we had 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

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 goverment 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