Folk Lore

[Verse 1] Women sewed the Stars and Stripes And the men, they fought the wars Children learned arithmetic And everyone was poor Young man was the hero of the day Long, long hours and short, short pay [Chorus] Lesson I learned in a history book Lesson I learned in a history book It's not what they taught me Folk lore, folk lore, folk lore Momma never told you Folk lore, folk lore, folk lore Momma never told you [Verse 2] Now the women scream for equal rights And man wants to have an affair Children learn to hate the world No one seems to care Now the kids play vids instead Their heroes are living on Wonder Bread [Chorus] Lesson I learned in a history book Lesson I learned in a history book It's not what they taught me Folk lore, folk lore, folk lore Momma never told you Folk lore, folk lore, folk lore Momma never told you that [Outro] Some things never change Some things stay the same Some things rearrange One thing I know for sure Heroes always die