What Did You Learn In School Today? (Tom Paxton cover)
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 to pick on anyone who ain’t like me I learned to kick and spit and punch I learned to be proud of my history And those founding fathers were white like 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 girl of mine? What did you learn in school today, dear little girl of mine? I learned you need permission to walk to the halls I learned how to smoke in the bathroom stalls I learned how to dress older than my age So I can date outside my grade 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 the army is really cool from teachers and textbooks and recruiters at school How I can be all I can be, and bring some heathens some democracy 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 tranny of mine? What did you learn in school today, dear little tranny of mine? I learned that I need to fit into some box That girls have vags and boys have cocks I learned that I shouldn’t live outside my role Or I’ll get smacked and tied to a pole 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 girl of mine? What did you learn in school today, dear little girl of mine? I learned I shouldn’t always speak my mind I learned to shut up and stand in line I learned the virtue of sitting still I learned the virtue of taking pills And that’s what I learned in school today That’s what I learned in school