Pete Seeger - What did you learn in school today

^FWhat did you learn in school today, dear little boy of ^C7mine, F C7 F-C7 What did you learn in school today, dear little boy of mine?

I ^Flearned that Washington ^Fnever told a lie, I ^Flearned that soldiers ^Fseldom die. I ^Flearned that every^Fbody's free, ^FThat's what the teacher ^Fsaid to me. And ^Fthat's what I learned in school today, ^C7that's what I learned in ^Fschool.

I ^Flearned that policemen ^Fare my friends, I ^Flearned that justice ^Fnever ends. I ^Flearned that murderers ^Fdie for their crimes, ^FEven if we make a mis^Ftake sometimes. And ^Fthat's what I learned in school today, ^C7that's what I learned in ^Fschool.

I ^Flearned that wars are ^Fnot so bad, I ^Flearned of the great ones ^Fwe have had. We ^Ffought in Germany and in ^FFrance, And ^Fsomeday I might get my ^Fchance. And ^Fthat's what I learned in school today, ^C7that's what I learned in ^Fschool.

I ^Flearned our government must be ^Fstrong, It's ^Falways right and never ^Fwrong. Our ^Fleaders are the finest ^Fmen, And ^Fso we elect them a^Fgain and again. And ^Fthat's what I learned in school today, ^C7that's what I learned in ^Fschool.