Status Quo

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 1776ad

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

Yes

Teacher

Yes

Teacher

Yes

Teacher

In 1776tom 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

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

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

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

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

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 do 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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