What Did You Learn In School Today?

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
 And that's what the teacher said to me
 That's what I learned in school today
 That's what I learned in school
 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 policemen are my friends
 I learned that justice never ends
 I learned that murderers die for their crimes
 Even if we make a mistake sometime
 And that's what I learned in school today
 That's what I learned in school
 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
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 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