[Verse 1]
It's harsh, it's mean, it's brutal
The people by nature are cruel;
It's a den of sin and they let kids in -
It's a government secondary school
Children can't go into hotels
There's movies they are not to see:
I can't see the sense of protecting innocence
When school is compulsory

[Chorus]
State schools are great schools -
But not for kids
State schools are great schools -
But not for kids

[False Start]
Some people see- oh, God, sorry!

[Verse 2]
Some people see school as a machine
Where students are put through the sieve:
But if they're deluged with society's values
How come they're still primitive?
Students' creativity is being stunted? Hey!
Buddy, don't make me laugh
Some people berate 'cos schools socialisate -
Hey, they don't do it enough
"Education for all and for free"
Is what I hear you say
I'll be the very first to agree
Maybe we'll try it someday
[Bridge]
There's shit everywhere but the toilets
You learn anywhere but in class
There's sex and drugs and knives and thugs
"State schools are great schools" my ass!

[Verse 3]
Private schools are rich and elitist
The parents pick drop the kids off in the Merc:
State schools are around for the ideologically sound -
It's a shame they don't seem to work
"Education for all and for free"
Is what I hear you say
I'll be the very first to agree
Maybe we'll try it someday

[Outro]
Can't read a book, got no knowledge
At least I didn't go to Xavier college
Can't read a book, got no knowledge
At least I didn't go to Xavier college
Can't read a book, got no knowledge
At least I didn't go to Xavier college
Can't read a book, got no knowledge
At least I didn't go to Xavier college
Can't read a book, got no knowledge
At least I didn't go to Xavier college
Can't read a book, got no knowledge
At least I didn't go to Xavier college
Can't read a book, got no knowledge
At least I didn't go to Xavier college
Can't read a book, got no knowledge
At least I didn't go to Xavier college
Can't read a book, got no knowledge
At least I didn't go to Xavier college
Can't read a book, got no knowledge
At least I didn't go to Xavier college
Can't read a book, got no knowledge
At least I didn't go to Xavier college
Can't read a book, got no knowledge
At least I didn't go to Xavier college
Can't read a book, got no knowledge
At least I didn't go to Xavier college
Can't read a book, got no knowledge
At least I didn't go to Xavier college
Can't read a book, got no knowledge
At least I didn't go to Xavier college
Yeah!