A    D C A C A

[Verse 1]
A
School bell go "Ding! Dong! Ding!"
A
The children all line up
A
They do what they are told
A                                      D   C A C A
Take a little drink from the liar's cup

[Verse 2]
D          C  Bb    A
Mama don't really care
              Bb
If what they learn is true
           C     E7
Or if it's only lies
D               C     Bb    A
Just get them through the factories
         Bb
Into production
     C        Bb    E7
Ah, get them into line

[Verse 3]
A
Late in the afternoon
A
The children all come home
A
They mind their manners well
A                                  D   C A C A
Their little lives are all laid out

[Verse 4]
D           C   Bb  A
Mama don't seem to care
           Bb
If she may break their hearts
                   C                           E7
She clips their wings off, they never learn to fly
D                   C    Bb   A
Poor Mama needs a source of pride
                   Bb
A doctor son she'll have
                    C                     E7
No matter what the cost to manhood or to soul

[Verse 5]
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Sun shine down, brightly shine
A
Down on all the land
A
Shine down on the newborn lambs
A                               D   C A C A
A butcher's knife is in his hand

[Verse 6]
D          C     Bb    A
Mama, she keeps them unprepared
             Bb
To meet the enemy
        C     E7
That's comin' unto us
D               C     Bb     A         Bb
Teach them that evil dwells across the sea
             C
Lives in a mountain
                 E7
Like they see on TV

[Verse 7]
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Down in the heart of town
A
The Devil dresses up
A
He keeps his nails clean
N.C.                             D   C A C A
Did you think he'd be a boogeyman?

[Verse 8]
D           C          Bb       A
Oh, Mama's stuck with sagging dreams
                     Bb              C
She'll sell a son or two into some slavery
                     E7
That's lucrative and fine

D               C   Bb    A
Just teach them not to criticize
              Bb                  C
Say "Yes" to bosses, impress the clients
                    D#                         A
Ah teachers of the world teach them to fake it well

[Instrumental]
A

[Verse 9]
A
School bell go "Ding! Dong! Ding!"
A
The children all line up
A
They do what they are told
A                                    D   C A C A
Take a little drink from the liar's cup