Barbra Streisand - Status Quo текст песни

Performed by barbra streisand

Are you ready to hear your lesson for the day?

-yes, teacher! yes, teacher!

Are you ready to learn what history has to say?

-yes, teacher! yes, teacher!

Then take your books and follow me to 1776 ad

And as the history page is turned we will see what we can learn

-yes, teacher! yes, teacher! yes, teacher!

In 1776 tom paine was writing books with a might and main

The tory said "now man alive"

Stop giving out with this here liberty jive

-stop giving out with this here liberty jive

Dont sing of peoples rights that way

They might believe in what you say

So stop your song its not polite

Pipe down before you start a fight

-you dont say, teacher, is that right?

Aha, but tom paine looked ahead

And to those tories thomas said no, no, no, no

When you got to go, you got to go

You cant stand still on freedoms track

If you dont go forward, you go back

You cant giddyup by saying whoa

And sitting on your status quo

-yes, teacher! yes, teacher! yes, teacher! yes, teacher!

To washington at valley forge

A wise guy whispered slow down, george

Why start up trouble for the king

This freedom racket is a corny thing

-this freedom racket is a corny thing

Your troops are ickys they cant move

Youll never get them in the groove

So if youre wise, youll just lay low

And play with the guys that have the dough

-you dont say teacher, is that so?

Aha, but george just looked ahead

And to that tory georgie said...no...no, no, no

When you got to go, you got to go

You cant stand still on freedoms track

If you dont go forward, you go back

You cant giddyup by saying whoa

And sitting on your status quo

-yes, teacher! yes, teacher!

Now paul revere saw a bellfry light

And that boy rode to town one night

Sang to the farmers near and far

Here come the british beating eight to the bar

One slippery tory said now paul

Youre manners arent nice at all

Turn back, dont be an old hep cat

The right people dont sing like that

-butpaul revere turn him down flat

Aha, thats right, he rode ahead

And to that tory paul just said, no, no, no, no

When you got to go, you got to go

You cant stand still on freedoms track

If you dont go forward, you go back

You cant giddyup by saying whoa

And sitting on your status quo

Yes, teacher! yes, teacher! yes, teacher

So, students now youre hep, dont stop!

Keep stepping to that freedom hop

Although the torys beef and blow

To keep you sitting on your status quo

-to keep you sitting on your status quo

When they say lets stand still a bit

Give up some rights, no harm in it

Remember those are just the tricks

That did not work in 76

-now aint that right, the same old tricks?

Though torys talk: dont be misled

And do what all those others said

No, no, no, no

When you got to go, you got to go

You cant stand still on freedoms track

If you dont go forward, you go back

You cant giddyup by saying whoa

And sitting on your status ...

Sitting on, yes, sittin on your, status...

Quo!

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