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Song Parodies -> "The Burning of the School"
Original Song Title:
"The Battle Hymn of the Republic"
Original Performer:
Julia Ward Howe
Parody Song Title:
"The Burning of the School"
Parody Written by:
Carrie Lam
The Lyrics
This is an extension of the popular parody song "The Burning of the School". I composed all verses but the first.
Mine eyes have seen the glory of the burning of the school,
we have tortured ev'ry teacher, we have broken ev'ry rule!
We have set alight the office and the records are in flames,
The school is burning down!
CHORUS:
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
The school is burning down!
We've destroyed ev'ry computer with GoGuardian installed
we'll break all secur'ty cameras, we will smash them in the halls!
we dare to be alone without a teacher watching us,
we'll finally be free!
CHORUS
We've captured *name of principal* and we have/we've put him/her/them in the stocks,
he/she/they is/are locked with an impossible to open locker lock!
We are going to the office and the counselors are next,
They'll pa-ay for their crimes!
CHORUS
They judge us by our grades but not the skills we have besides,
ev'ry A and B and C and D distracts us from our lives.
They give us all these tests with no end or goal in sight.
What a waste of time!
CHORUS
We are all in this together, we the bullies and the nerds,
we will never have to memorize another spelling word.
Divided we were weakened but united we are strong,
Our truth is marching on!
CHORUS
we have tortured ev'ry teacher, we have broken ev'ry rule!
We have set alight the office and the records are in flames,
The school is burning down!
CHORUS:
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
The school is burning down!
We've destroyed ev'ry computer with GoGuardian installed
we'll break all secur'ty cameras, we will smash them in the halls!
we dare to be alone without a teacher watching us,
we'll finally be free!
CHORUS
We've captured *name of principal* and we have/we've put him/her/them in the stocks,
he/she/they is/are locked with an impossible to open locker lock!
We are going to the office and the counselors are next,
They'll pa-ay for their crimes!
CHORUS
They judge us by our grades but not the skills we have besides,
ev'ry A and B and C and D distracts us from our lives.
They give us all these tests with no end or goal in sight.
What a waste of time!
CHORUS
We are all in this together, we the bullies and the nerds,
we will never have to memorize another spelling word.
Divided we were weakened but united we are strong,
Our truth is marching on!
CHORUS
Some context for the second verse: GoGuardian is a spyware program my middle school installed on its computers that allows it to see what we are doing. They've also installed a lot of security cameras. There is a state rule stating that middle school students cannot at any time be unattended. It's very annoying. ♡ Copying is an act of love. Please copy.
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