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 Washington never told a lie,
        F                    C
    I learned that soldiers seldom die,
        F                C
    I learned that everybody`s free,
         F                       C
    and that`s what the teacher said to me.
                                                     G            C
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,
        F                   C
    I learned that justice never ends,
        F                     C
    I learned that murderers die for their crimes,
      F                    C
    even if we let them escape sometimes.
                                                     G            C
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,
          F                 C
    it`s always right and never wrong,
          F                C
    our leaders are the finest men,
        F              C
    and we elect them again and again and again and again.
                                                     G            C
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,
        F                          C
    I learned about the great ones we have had,
         F                C
    we fought in Germany and in France,
          F              C
    and some day I will get my chance.
                                                     G            C
That`s what I learned in school today, that`s what I learned in school.