[00:00:00] School - New Edition [00:00:00] Education [00:00:03] Ronnie Bobby Ricky and Mike [00:00:07] Ronnie Bobby Ricky and Mike [00:00:12] Ronnie Bobby Ricky and Mike [00:00:15] Ronnie Bobby Ricky and Mike and Ralph [00:00:20] S C H O O L [00:00:21] You got to go to school and beat that bell [00:00:23] When the alarm clock bangs ring ding dong [00:00:26] We gotta stop our rap about this song [00:00:31] Monday Tuesday Wednesday [00:00:32] Thursday Friday the weekend's here [00:00:34] Well listen [00:00:35] When I was very young [00:00:36] I used to sit around the house [00:00:37] Watching oil can Harry battle Mighty Mouse [00:00:39] Until my mother said "Son that's not the way to be [00:00:42] You've got to go to school and learn your ABCs" [00:00:44] I said "Is that it mom " [00:00:45] She said "That's not even half [00:00:46] You've got to go to school [00:00:47] You got to learn some math" [00:00:49] You got to learn you to count 1 2 3 [00:00:51] And then get brushed up on the history [00:00:53] My first day of school I'll never forget [00:00:55] My teacher said "Recite the alphabet" [00:00:57] I said A E M E L R and as you can see [00:01:01] I didn't get very far [00:01:02] The teacher said "Son there's nothing to it [00:01:05] Before the day's over you'll learn how to do it" [00:01:07] And not only that you'll learn how to read [00:01:09] And that's one thing in life you'll always need [00:01:11] Well school's not all work [00:01:12] There's fun things to do like gym lunch and recess too [00:01:16] Kindergarten was easy it was mostly play [00:01:18] What I was worried about was elementary [00:01:21] S C H O O L you got to go to school and beat that bell [00:01:25] When the alarm clock bangs ring ding dong [00:01:27] We gotta stop our rap about this song [00:01:30] S C H O O L you got to go to school and beat that bell [00:01:34] When the alarm clock bangs ring ding dong [00:01:36] We gotta stop our rap about this song [00:01:57] Ha Now something got wrong I took another turn [00:01:59] I didn't want to study didn't even want to learn [00:02:01] Didn't want to go to class I was always late [00:02:04] Because school became something that I started to hate [00:02:06] Started hanging with my boys didn't mean no harm [00:02:08] We was going around the school pulling fire alarms [00:02:10] I was a chilly homeboy yes I was down [00:02:13] Because I came to school just to mess around [00:02:15] I started hanging in the halls writing on the walls [00:02:17] Until I got started playing basketball [00:02:20] But I didn't have a job so I couldn't get paid [00:02:22] And I couldn't play ball because of my grades [00:02:24] But I still used to practice each and every day [00:02:27] In case the coach decided to let me play [00:02:29] But it didn't work out the way I planned [00:02:31] So I ran to a man who said he can understand [00:02:34] The troubles I was going through [00:02:35] He said "Son it's all about going to school" [00:02:38] So I shut up and shipped out to get my keys [00:02:40] And now I'm moving up to the big leagues high school [00:02:43] S C H O O L you got to go to school and beat that bell [00:02:47] When the alarm clock bangs ring ding dong [00:02:49] We gotta stop our rap about this song [00:02:52] S C H O O L you got to go to school and beat that bell [00:02:56] When the alarm clock bangs ring ding dong [00:02:58] We gotta stop our rap about this song [00:03:01] Ronnie Bobby Ricky and Mike [00:03:06] Ronnie Bobby Ricky and Mike and Ralph [00:03:12] Monday Tuesday Wednesday [00:03:14] Thursday Friday the weekend's here [00:03:17] So sticking out that chest I'm feeling cool [00:03:19] 'Cause I was going on to something they call high school [00:03:21] And I feel important 'cause things aren't the same [00:03:24] Wondering why nobody knows my name