What Did You Learn in School Today by Tom Paxton

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What did you learn in school today

Dear little boy of mine

Dear little boy of mine

I learned that Washington never told a lie

I learned that soldiers seldom die
I learned that everybody is free

That's what the teacher said to me
And that's what I learned in school today

Today that's what I learned in school
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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

Today that's what I learned in school
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I learned that war is not so bad
I learned of the great ones we had had

We fought in Germany and in France

And someday I might get my chance

And that's what I learned in school today

Today that's what I learned in school
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I leant our government must be strong

Its always right and never wrong

Our leaders are the finest men
We elect them again and again

And that's what I learned in school today

Today that's what I learned in school