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 and short short pay
 Lesson I learned in history book, now
 Lesson I learned in history book
 It's not what they told me
 Folk lore, folk lore, folk lore
 Your momma never told you
 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
 Lesson I learned in history book
 It's not what they told me
 Folk lore, folk lore, folk lore
 Your momma never told you
 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 die