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