Sister Mary Elephant (Shudd-Up!)

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 job

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 job

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 job

That's fine, young man

Then I got a job

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