What did you learn in school today ?
What did you learn in
school today, dear little boy of mine ?
C
G C
What did you learn in
school today, dear little boy of mine?
1. I learned that
Washington never told a lie,
F C
I learned that soldiers seldom die,
F C
I learned that everybody`s
free,
F C
and that`s what
the teacher said to me.
G C
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 ?
C
G C
What did you learn in
school today, dear little boy of mine?
F C
2. I learned that
policemen are my friends,
F C
I learned that justice never ends,
F C
I learned that murderers die for their
crimes,
F C
even if we let
them escape sometimes.
G C
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 ?
C
G C
What did you learn in
school today, dear little boy of mine?
3. I learned that
government must be strong,
F C
it`s always right
and never wrong,
F C
our leaders are
the finest men,
F C
and we elect them
again and again and again and again.
G C
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 ?
C
G C
What did you learn in
school today, dear little boy of mine?
4. I learned that war
is not so bad,
F C
I learned about the great ones we have had,
F C
we fought in
Germany and in France,
F C
and some day I
will get my chance.
G C
That`s what I learned in school today, that`s what I learned in school.