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 die