Teacher
Composer(s): Ian Anderson
Performer(s): Jethro Tull



Well the dawn was coming
heard him ringing on my bell 
He said, "My name's the teacher 
that is what I call myself
And I have a lesson 
that I must impart to you 
It's an old expression 
but I must insist it's true 

Jump up, look around, find yourself some fun 
no sense in sitting there hating everyone
No man's an island and his castle isn't home 
the nest is for nothing when the bird has flown" 

So I took a journey
threw my world into the sea
With me went the teacher 
who found fun instead of me

Hey man, what's the plan, what was that you said? 
Sun-tanned, drink in hand, lying there in bed 
I try to socialize but I can't seem to find 
what I was looking for, got something on my mind 

Then the teacher told me 
it had been a lot of fun 
Thanked me for his ticket 
and all that I had done 

Hey man, what's the plan, what was that you said? 
Sun-tanned, drink in hand, lying there in bed 
I try to socialize but I can't seem to find 
what I was looking for, got something on my mind