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jpak

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23. My eyes have seen the glory of the burinng of the school
Tue Jul 4, 2017, 01:03 AM
Jul 2017

We have tortured every teacher

We have broken every rule

We are marching down the corridor to kill the principal

Our truth is marching on!

Glory Glory Hallelujah

Hit my teacher with ruler

Bopped her on the bean with a rotten tangerine

And boy did she turn green


I grew up in Texas as well. TexasProgresive Jul 2017 #1
Oh man! That sounds like a good version! ProudLib72 Jul 2017 #7
We got a similar version in California in the mid 1960s DBoon Jul 2017 #15
Our version said "bopped her on the bean with a rotten tangerine" Tanuki Jul 2017 #26
Heard (sang) both versions in Ohio in the '60's eom Maeve Jul 2017 #34
No. Never. Solly Mack Jul 2017 #2
We sang it in Louisiana GulfCoast66 Jul 2017 #3
That's the difference ProudLib72 Jul 2017 #8
Yes, and we had to sing it in Church on Palm Sunday last year. So, I quit the choir and the church. SharonAnn Jul 2017 #4
Because it celebrates the Union? Really? hlthe2b Jul 2017 #5
I was in Mississippi as a young lad - bhowle Jul 2017 #6
Men of Harlech is still the battle hymn for the Welsh. AngryAmish Jul 2017 #9
..... Tanuki Jul 2017 #27
I went to public school in NYC Madam Mossfern Jul 2017 #10
Texan from birth TexasBushwhacker Jul 2017 #11
1-6th in WV yes... ileus Jul 2017 #12
Yes. Our 1950s-1960s school songbooks had quite a section of songs related to war & patriotism... Hekate Jul 2017 #13
Now I remember From the Halls of Montezuma ProudLib72 Jul 2017 #17
Sounds familiar. Igel Jul 2017 #19
We sang it at my MN Catholic school Generic Brad Jul 2017 #14
in abilene tx we sang the eyes of texas every morning in elementary school nt msongs Jul 2017 #16
One year, the chorus at my high school sang it so rivetingly at an oasis Jul 2017 #18
in california around 80s-90s i did. but we also sang dixie JI7 Jul 2017 #20
I am a high school choral director in Kentucky. Music Man Jul 2017 #21
It's actually "let us die to make men free" in the original version. Tanuki Jul 2017 #28
Someone, perhaps the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, changed "die" to "live." Atlantic WinkyDink Jul 2017 #32
We had to play "From Dixie with Love" Sgent Jul 2017 #22
My eyes have seen the glory of the burinng of the school jpak Jul 2017 #23
We sang it in 1st and 2nd Grade when I was living in Arizona. Aristus Jul 2017 #24
I think it depends where you were. politicat Jul 2017 #30
I didn't know any of that. Aristus Jul 2017 #37
Whoa, I didn't know that about AZ ProudLib72 Jul 2017 #38
No, the Confederacy wanted quite a lot of the western territories. politicat Jul 2017 #39
We sang it in Iowa bdjhawk Jul 2017 #25
We sang it in Spokane. leftyladyfrommo Jul 2017 #29
I sang it in school. In Britain. Because it's a hymn. muriel_volestrangler Jul 2017 #31
Yeah, I think I did in grade school or middle school krispos42 Jul 2017 #33
Gone too soon.... Tanuki Jul 2017 #35
Listen to this parody for a laugh oberliner Jul 2017 #36
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