Good morning, class
Good morning, class
Class, class, shut up
Thank you

As you know, your regular teacher
Sister Rosetta Stone
Is on a small vacation
However she does send her love
And these fingerpaintings
And dust cloths she's making

I am your substitute teacher
Sister Mary Elephant

Class, attention
Attention, class
Class, shut up
Thank you

Young man
Now give me that knife
Thank you

Now class, you all know who I am
So let's find out who you are
Class, class, shut up
Thank you

Now class, Sister Rosetta
Has informed me that your
Assignment for the last two months
Has been to write an essay entitled
How I Spent My Summer Vacation

Who would like to
Read theirs before the class
Class, class, shut up
Thank you

Young man in the first row
Stand up, state your name
And read your essay

Who, me

Yes, read your essay, please

Uh, I don't have it finished yet

Well, then read
What you have, young man

The first day, no, my vacation
What I did on my summer vacation
The first day on my vacation, I woke up
Then I went downtown to look for a jo
Then I hung out in front of the drugstore

The second day on my
Summer vacation, I woke up
Then I went downtown to look for a jo
Then I hung out in front of the drugstore
The third day on my summer vacation
I woke up

That's fine, young man

Then I went downtown to look for a jo

That's fine, young man

Then I got a jo

Uh, young man

Keeping people from hanging out
In front of the drugstore
The fourth day on my

Young man, shut up
Thank you

Now class, I have a surprise for you
I'm going to read you some poems
Out of this lovely book of poetry

The sun kisses the morning skies
The birds kiss the butterflies
The dew kisses the morning grass
Class, class, class, wake up