I

What did you learn in school today,

Dear little boy of mine?

What did you learn in school today,

Dear little boy of mine?

I learned that Washington never told a lie,

I learned that soldiers seldom die,

I 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.

II

What did you learn in school today,

Dear little boy of mine?

What did you learn in school today,

Dear little boy of mine?

I learned that policeman are my friends,

I learned that justice never ends.

I learned that murderers die for their crimes,

Even if we make mistakes sometimes,

And that's what I learned in school today,

That's what I learned in school.

III

What did you learn in school today,

Dear little boy of mine?

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

I learned our government must be strong,

It's always right and never wrong,

Our leaders are the finest men,

And we elect them again and again,

And that's what I learned in school today,

That's what I learned in school.

IV

What did you learn in school today,

Dear little boy of mine?

What did you learn in school today,

Dear little boy of mine?

I learned that war is not so bad,

I learned about 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.