Women sewed the Stars and Stripes
And the men, they fought the wars
The children learned arithmetic

And everyone was poor

Young man was the hero of the day

Long long hours, short short pay

Lesson I learned in history book, now

It's not what they told me
Folk lore, folk lore, folk lore
Your momma never told you


Now the women scream for equal rights
Their man wants to have an affair

Children learn to hate the world
And no one seems to care


Now the kids play vids instead
Their heroes are living on Wonder Bread


Lesson I learned in history book, now
It's not what they told me
Folk lore, folk lore, folk lore

Your momma never told you that

Some things never change

Some things stay the same
Some things rearranged
One thing I know for sure, your heroes always d