Intro: A D E , A D E , A D E , A D E

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High school board 
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They said he was-a bad 
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(Yeah, yeah, yeah) 

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He had a knack of getting 
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All the teachers mad 
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(Yeah, yeah, yeah) 

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He got his kicks from 
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Cutting class every day 
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When he heard the bell ring  
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He'd run the other way-hay-hay-hay-hay

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Yeah, yeah, yeah-eh-he-he, yeah, yeah, yeah-eh-he
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Yeah, yeah, yeah-eh-he-he-he, he-he-he-he-he

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He had a girlfriend in 
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The shape of a balloon 
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(Yeah, yeah, yeah) 

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The fellas all asked him why 
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You go with such a goon 
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(Yeah, yeah, yeah)  
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He laughed and telled his friends 
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So I don't have to be on guard 
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Cause pap(?) was always happy 
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With that big tub of lard, lard, lard, lard

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Yeah, yeah, yeah-eh-he-he, yeah, yeah, yeah-eh-he
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Yeah, yeah, yeah-eh-he-he-he, he-he-he-he-he

[Sax solo] A D E ,  A     D     E ,    A D E , A     D     E    D A E
                   Yeah, yeah, yeah         Yeah, yeah, yeah,


When he heard the bell ring 
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He'd run the other way-hay-hay-hay


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Yeah, yeah, yeah-eh-he-he, yeah, yeah, yeah-eh-he
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Yeah, yeah, yeah-eh-he-he-he, he-he-he-he-he

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He didn't do his homework 
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He never passed a test 
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(Yeah, yeah, yeah) 

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Lunch was the class 
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That he loved the best 
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(Yeah, yeah, yeah) 

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They caught him sleeping 
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In the boiler room 
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The principal hit him 
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On the head with a broom , broom , broom

A     D     A         E    A     D     A      E
Yeah, yeah, yeah-eh-he-he, yeah, yeah, yeah-eh-he
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Yeah, yeah, yeah-eh-he-he-he, he-he-he-he-he
 
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He thought he was cool 

But he was only a fool 
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Cause they kicked that 
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Cool cat out of school

A     D     A         E    A     D     A      E
Yeah, yeah, yeah-eh-he-he, yeah, yeah, yeah-eh-he
A    D      A          E      A    D     A
Yeah, yeah, yeah-eh-he-he-he, he-he-he-he-he (fade out)