SCHOLAR
Sung to the tune of “All Star” with apologies to Smash Mouth and John Green.
Our government exploded.
G.O.P. and Dems unloaded.
We weren’t ready for their evil campaign.
They were getting out of hand with their “Everything is banned.”
They were acting just like Abel and Cain.
Well, this is history and you can’t stop history.
If you read books then it shouldn’t be a mystery.
“You’ll get sick and die if you live for fun.”
Propaganda’s smart but it makes you dumb.
It takes books for us to see
primary sources and all details clearly.
You’ll never know if you don’t read.
It’s awareness that we need.
Hey now, you’re a scholar.
Dust your brain off. Go learn.
Hey now, ignore the noise.
Turn the show off. The worm will turn.
All that reading is go-old.
Only the narrow-minded fear all they’re told.
It’s a rough patch, and it might get rougher.
You’re troubled now.
But you don’t have to suffer.
When pundits and media push your buttons,
reading helps you ignore the panic-gluttons.
You might be surprised who takes the lead.
The voting’s getting near
so you might as well read.
Nothing’s on fire, if you’ve got books.
You’ll be calm and you’ll forget the crooks.
Hey now, you’re a scholar.
Dust your brain off. Go learn.
Hey now, ignore the noise.
Turn the show off. The worm will turn.
All that reading is go-old.
Only the narrow-minded fear all they’re told.
Hey now, you’re a scholar.
Dust your brain off. Go learn.
Hey now, ignore the noise.
Turn the show off. The worm will turn.
All that reading is go-old.
Only the narrow-minded–
Our government decided it’s forcing change;
no more sanity or freedoms in this place.
We said, “Wait. What a trauma.”
We need to vote all the incumbents out.
And we should all applaud such change.
Well, this is history and you can’t stop history.
If you read books then it shouldn’t be a mystery.
“You’ll get sick and die if you live for fun.”
Propaganda’s smart but it makes you dumb.
It takes books for us to see
primary sources and all details clearly.
You’ll never know if you don’t read.
It’s awareness that we need.
Hey now, you’re a scholar.
Dust your brain off. Go learn.
Hey now, ignore the noise.
Turn the show off. The worm will turn.
All that reading is go-old.
Only the narrow-minded fear all they’re told.
And all that reading is go-old.
Only the narrow-minded fear all they’re told.