Folk Lore

<br>Women sewed the stars and stripes<br><br>And the men, they fought the wars<br><br>The children learned arithmetic<br><br>And everyone was poor<br><br><br><br>Young man was the hero of the day<br><br>Long long hours, short short pay<br><br><br><br>Lesson I learned in history book, now<br><br>Its not what they told me<br><br>Folk lore, folk lore, folk lore<br><br>Your momma never told you<br><br><br><br>Now the women scream for equal rights<br><br>Their man wants to have an affair<br><br>Children learn to hate the world<br><br>And no one seems to care<br><br><br><br>Now the kids play vids instead<br><br>Their heroes are living on wonder bread<br><br><br><br>Lesson I learned in history book, now<br><br>Its not what they told me<br><br>Folk lore, folk lore, folk lore<br><br>Your momma never told you that<br><br><br><br>Some things never change<br><br>Some things stay the same<br><br>Some things rearranged<br><br>One thing I know for sure, your heroes always die