Greetings:

I wrote this back when it got so bad that the City of New York had to station police officers in the schools -- and that was to keep the teachers from smacking each other!

COPS IN THE CLASSROOM
Music: Walking Down Canal Street (traditional)
Lyrics: Stephen L. Suffet © 1971

One teacher screams, "Scab bastard!"
The other, "Racist fool!"
Cops in the classroom,
A typical day at school!

A typical day at school,
A typical day at school,
Cops in the classroom,
A typical day at school!

Now I know the law's the law,
But this I must protest,
When I went in an exit door,
They placed me under arrest.

They placed me under arrest,
They placed me under arrest,
When I went in an exit door,
They placed me under arrest.

I took a test the other day,
I did not pass or fail,
When they caught me with a crib sheet,
They hauled my ass to jail.

They hauled my ass to jail,
They hauled my ass to jail,
When they caught me with a crib sheet,
They hauled my ass to jail.

Now I know the law's the law,
But this is most unfair,
Smoking in the bathroom,
Will get you the electric chair.

Will get you the electric chair.
Will get you the electric chair,
Smoking in the bathroom,
Will get you the electric chair.

My solution is quite simple,
Of this I have no doubt,
Put all the cops in classrooms,
But let the students out!

But let the students out,
But let the students out,
Put all the cops in classrooms,
But let the students out!


Enjoy!

--- Steve