Tom Paxton
What Did You Learn In School Today?
[Intro]
Two and two are four
And four and four are eight
And two and two are four ABCDEFG
Four and four are eight HIJKLMNOP
Two and two are four

[Chorus]
(What did you learn in school today
Dear little boys of mine?
What did you learn in school today
Dear little boys of mine?)

[Verse 1]
I learned that Washington never told a lie
I learned that soldiers seldom die
Learned that everybody's free
That's what the teacher said to me
And that's what I learned in school today
That's what I learned in school (Huh-huh, good boys)

[Chorus]
(Now, what did you learn in school today
Dear little boys of mine?
What did you learn in school today
Dear little boys of mine?)
[Verse 2]
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 sometime
And that's what I learned in school today
That's what I learned in school (Study hard now)

[Chorus]
(What did you learn in school today
Dear little boys of mine?
What did you learn in school today
Dear little boys of mine?)

[Verse 3]
I learned that wars are not so bad
I learned of the great ones we have had
We fought in Germany and in France
And someday I might get my chance
And that's what I learned in school today
That's what I learned in school (Well)

[Chorus]
(What did you learn in school today
Dear little boys of mine?
What did you learn in school today
Dear little boys of mine?)
[Verse 4]
I learned our government must be strong
It's always right, never wrong
Our leaders are the finest men
And so we elect them again and again
And that's what I learned in school today
That's what I learned in school

[Outro]
That's what I learned in school today
That's what I learned in school (Two and two are four)
That's what I learned in school (Two and two are four)
That's what I learned in school (Two and two are four)
Two and two are four, two and two are four