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What did you learn in school today,   dear little boy of mine?
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What did you learn in school today,   dear little boy of mine?

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    I learned that Washington never told a lie,
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    I learned that soldiers seldom die,
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    I learned that everybody`s free,
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    and that`s what the teacher said to me.
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That`s what I learned in school today, that`s what I learned in school.

    C                                                                               G
What did you learn in school today,   dear little boy of mine?
     C                                                                   G         C
What did you learn in school today,   dear little boy of mine?

        F                                   C
    I learned that policemen are my friends,
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    I learned that justice never ends,
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    I learned that murderers die for their crimes,
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    even if we let them escape sometimes.
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That`s what I learned in school today, that`s what I learned in school.

    C                                                                               G
What did you learn in school today,   dear little boy of mine?
     C                                                                   G         C
What did you learn in school today,   dear little boy of mine?

       F                                        C
    I learned that government must be strong,
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    it`s always right and never wrong,
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    our leaders are the finest men,
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    and we elect them again and again and again and again.
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That`s what I learned in school today, that`s what I learned in school.

    C                                                                               G
What did you learn in school today,   dear little boy of mine?
     C                                                                   G         C
What did you learn in school today,   dear little boy of mine?

         F                           C
    I learned that war is not so bad,
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    I learned about the great ones we have had,
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    we fought in Germany and in France,
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    and some day I will get my chance.
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That`s what I learned in school today, that`s what I learned in school.