Status Quo

Status Quo - Barbra Streisand (芭芭拉·史翠珊)

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

Don't sing of people's rights that way

They might believe in what you say

So stop your song it's not polite

Pipe down before you start a fight

You don't 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 can't stand still on freedom's track

If you don't go forward you go back

You can't giddyup by saying whoa

And sitting on your status quo

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 can't move

You'll never get them in the groove

So if you're wise you'll just lay low

And play with the guys that have the dough

You don't say teacher is that so

Aha but george just looked ahead

And to that tory georgie said no

When you got to go you got to go

You can't stand still on freedom's track

If you don't go forward you go back

You can't giddyup by saying whoa

And sitting on your status quo

Yes teacher 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

You come the british beating eight to the bar

One slippery tory said now paul

You're manners aren't nice at all

Turn back don't be an old hep cat

The right people don't sing like that

Butpaul revere turn him down flat

Aha that's right he rode ahead

And to that tory paul just said no no no

When you got to go you got to go

You can't stand still on freedom's track

If you don't go forward you go back

You can't giddyup by saying whoa

And sitting on your status quo

Yes teacher yes teacher yes teacher

So students now you're hep don't stop

Keep stepping to that freedom hop

Although the tory's beef and blow

To keep you sitting on your status quo

To keep you sitting on your status quo

When they say let's 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 ain't that right

The same old tricks

Though torys talk don't be misled

And say what all those others said

No no no no

When you got to go you got to go

You can't stand still on freedom's track

If you don't go forward you go back

You can't giddyup by saying whoa

And sitting on your status

Sitting on yes sittin' on your status

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