What Did You Learn In School Today?

Pete Seeger

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Versione mantovana / A version in Mantova Lombard / Version lombarde...

WHAT DID YOU LEARN IN SCHOOL TODAY? What did you learn in school today, Dear little boy of mine? What did you learn in school today, Dear little boy of mine? I learned that Washington never told a lie. I learned that soldiers never die. I learned that everybody's free, And that's what the teacher said to me. That's what I learned in school today, That's what I learned in school. What did you learn in school today, Dear little boy of mine? What did you learn in school today, Dear little boy of mine? I learned that policemen are my friends. I learned that justice never ends. I learned that murderers die for their crimes Even if we make a mistake sometimes. That's what I learned in school today, That's what I learned in school. What did you learn in school today, Dear little boy of mine? What did you learn in school today, Dear little boy of mine? I learned that Government must be strong; It's always right and never wrong; Our leaders are the finest men And we elect them again and again. That's what I learned in school today, That's what I learned in school. What did you learn in school today, Dear little boy of mine? What did you learn in school today, Dear little boy of mine? I learned that war is not so bad; I learned about the great ones we have had; We fought in Germany and in France And someday I might get my chance. That's what I learned in school today, That's what I learned in school.

CUSA T’ÀI DÌT A SCÖLA ENCÖ? Cusa t’ài dìt a scöla encö, caro el me pütèl cusa t’ài dìt a scöla encö, cus’èt emparà? Che Cavour non mentì mai che i soldati sono eroi e che gli eroi non muoion mai e ci dan la libertà eco cus’ò ‘mparàt encö, eco cus’ò ‘mparà. Cusa t’ài dìt a scöla encö, caro el me pütèl cusa t’ài dìt a scöla encö, cus’èt emparà? Che la polizia combatte il male che la legge è per tutti uguale che i cattivi i va ‘n presù aga se qual volta en scapa argü… eco cus’ò ‘mparàt encö, eco cus’ò ‘mparà Cusa t’ài dìt a scöla encö, caro el me pütèl cusa t’ài dìt a scöla encö, cus’èt emparà? Ho imparato che il confine va difeso fino alla fine per la patria e per Dio una guerra la farò anch’io! eco cus’ò ‘mparàt encö, eco cus’ò ‘mparàt Cusa t’ài dìt a scöla encö, caro el me pütèl cusa t’ài dìt a scöla encö, cus’èt emparà? Che il parlamento è della gente che ha eletto un presidente che da noi la tua voce vale il segno di una croce eco cus’ò ‘mparàt encö, eco cus’ò ‘mparàt