Pete Seeger, 'What Did You Learn In School?'

[duathir]

What Did You Learn 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 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

Comments

[huskyteer]

Lovely Pete. I was sad when he died even though he was so old and had such a full life.

[duathir]

I was sad as well. You probably heard that Peter Yarrow of Peter Paul and Mary died last Tuesday, January 7 2025. End of an era.

[huskyteer]

Oh, I didn't - end of an era indeed. I saw the new Bob Dylan biopic with Timothée Chalamet a couple of weeks ago and both Petes were represented as lovely people (albeit narrowminded folkies who couldn't appreciate the bold new direction Bob was moving in).