PAXTON, Tom


What did you learn in school today ?

What did you learn in school today,

Dear little boy of mine?

What did you learn in school today,

Dear little boy of mine?

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.

That's what I learned in school today,

That's what I learned in school.

What did you learn in school today,

Dear little boy of mine?

What did you learn in school today,

Dear little boy of mine?

I learned that policemen are my friends.

I learned that justice never ends.

I learned that murderers die for their crimes

Even if we make a mistake sometimes.

What did you learn in school today,

Dear little boy of mine?

What did you learn in school today,

Dear little boy of mine?

I learned our Government must be strong;

It's always right and never wrong;

Our leaders are the finest men

And we elect them again and again.

What did you learn in school today,

Dear little boy of mine?

What did you learn in school today,

Dear little boy of mine?

I learned that war is not so bad;

I learned about the great ones we have had;

We fought in Germany and in France

And someday I might get my chance.


Last thing on my mind

It's a lesson too late for the learning

Made of sand, made of sand

In the wink of an eye my soul is turnin'

In your hand, in your hand

Are you going away with no word of farewell

Will there be not a trace left behind

Well, I could've loved you better, didn't mean to be unkind

You know that was the last thing on my mind

You've got reason a plenty for goin'

This I know, this I know

For the weeds have been steadily growin'

Please don't go, please don’t go

Are you going away with no word of farewell

Will there be not a trace left behind

Well, I could've loved you better, didn't mean to be unkind

You know that was the last thing on my mind

As I lie in my bed in the mornin'

Without you, without you.

Every song in my breast lies a bornin'

Without you, without you.

Are you going away with no word of farewell

Will there be not a trace left behind

Well, I could've loved you better, didn't mean to be unkind

You know that was the last thing on my mind

That was the last thing on my mind