Folk Lore Lyrics - Husker Du

Women sewed the stars and stripes 

And the men, they fought the wars 

Children learned arithmetic 

And everyone was poor 

Young man was the hero of the day 

Long long hours and short short pay 

Lesson I learned in a history book, now 

Lesson I learned in a history book, now 

It's not what they taught me 

Folk lore, folk lore, folk lore 

Your mama never told you 

Folk lore, folk lore, folk lore 

Your mama 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 

[Incomprehensible] 

Lesson I learned in a history book, now 

Lesson I learned in a history book, now 

It's not what they taught me 

Folk lore, folk lore, folk lore 

Your mama never told you that 

Folk lore, folk lore, folk lore 

Your mama never told you that 

Some things never change 

Some things stay the same 

Some things rearranged 

One thing I know for sure, heroes always die