[Chorus]
What did you learn in school today
Dear little boy of mine?
What did you learn in school today
Dear little boy of mine?

[Verse 1]
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
And that's what I learned in school today
That's what I learned in school

[Chorus]
And what did you learn in school today
Dear little boy of mine?
What did you learn in school today
Dear little boy of mine?

[Verse 2]
I learned that policemen arе my friends
I learned that justicе never ends
I learned that murderers
Die for their crimes
Even if we make a mistake
Sometimes
That's what I learned in school today
That's what I learned in school
[Chorus]
What did you learn in school today
Dear little boy of mine?
What did you learn in school today
Dear little boy of mine?

[Verse 3]
I learned that war is not so bad
I learned about the great once we have had
We fought in Germany and in France
And some day I might get my chance
That's what I learned in school today
That's what I learned in school

[Chorus]
And what did you learn in school today
Dear little boy of mine?
What did you learn in school today
Dear little boy of mine?

[Verse 4]
I learned our government must be strong
They're always right and never wrong
Our leaders are the finest men
And we elect them again and again
[Outro]
That's what I learned in school today
That's what I learned in school