School Teacher
Composer(s): Larry Cansler; Michael Martin Murphey
Performer(s): Kenny Rogers & The First Edition



Open the windows, Virginia
Let the wind blow the papers away
Don't know if you've got it in ya'
Just like a dunce in the eighth grade
You'll soon be an old maid
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You're a beginner, Virginia
Simple arithmetic shows a delay
Do all the sums deep within 'ya 
Oh yes, and then assign the grade
You'll soon be an old maid
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Your soul's in limbo, Virginia
You found a formula for your mistakes
God doesn't know where to send 'ya
The Bible's black opaque keepsakes 
When your red hair's turning gray 
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