MY HISTORY TEACHER
(WHO USED TO TALK ABOUT, ANYTHING BUT, HISTORY)

WAS MY HISTORY TEACHER POOR?
IS THAT WHY HE NEVER TAUGHT?
MAYBE HE'S A SECRET MILLIONAIRE
WHO FORGOT HIS DATES,
PAID ALL HIS RATES
AND STILL HAD SOME TO SPARE.
HE CERTAINLY HAD PLENTY OF HAIR
I SWEAR.

MAYBE HE TAUGHT US HOW TO WORK
BUT HE DIDN'T SEEM LIKE A 'JERK.'
AND SOME SAY TO ME
YOU HAVEN'T 'LEARNED' MUCH.
BUT I LISTENED AND WATCHED
AND HARDLY EVER SPOKE
TO THE BLOKE
(HE LIKED A SMOKE)

YET WHEN I PAID FOR A CAR
FROM HIS PLACE
IT WAS A WASTE,
AND FULL OF RUST
AND COPPER COINS,
THERE TO ANNOY!
FOR THOSE POOR MEN
WHO'D ESCAPED FROM TROY
WHAT A BOY!?