Women sewed the Stars and Stripes
  And the men, they fought the wars
  The children learned arithmetic
  And everyone was poor
    Young man was the hero of the day
  Long long hours, short short pay
    Lesson I learned in history book, now
  It's not what they told me
  Folk lore, folk lore, folk lore
  Your momma never told you
    Now the women scream for equal rights
  Their man wants to have an affair
  Children learn to hate the world
  And no one seems to care
    Now the kids play vids instead
  Their heroes are living on Wonder Bread
    Lesson I learned in history book, now
  It's not what they told me
  Folk lore, folk lore, folk lore
  Your momma never told you that
    Some things never change
  Some things stay the same
  Some things rearranged
  One thing I know for sure, your heroes always die