I can't wait to go to school
then I will be a big kid, too
I'll make friends and learn so much at school

I think I'll learn arithmatic
adding up any numbers I pick
I'll count pennies and nickels and dimes
when I learn to add, subtract, divide, and multply

I can't wait to go to school
then I will be a big kid, too
I'll make friends and learn so much at school
like arithmatic, when I go to school

I really want to learn to read
then I'll travel to the library
I'll be the main character in every book I read
when I go to the library
I'll be in every book I read

I can't wait to go to school
then I will be a big kid, too
I'll make friends and learn so much at school
like arithmatic, and I'll learn to read, when I go to school

I will love to read about the earth
and all the animals around the earth
and how to take care of the planet we share
with animals and insects, people too
and everything on the earth

I can't wait to go to school
then I will be a big kid, too
I'll make friends and learn so much at school
like arithmatic, and I'll learn to read,
all about the earth, when I go to school

I will learn about the people of the world
all the different kinds of boys and girls
I'll read about what they learn in school
and what they do when they're not in school
I'll learn about everyone

I can't wait to go to school
then I will be a big kid, too
I'll make friends and learn so much at school
like arithmatic, and I'll learn to read, all about the earth,
and people in the world, when I go to school

I will learn about the Golden Rule
treat everybody nice in school
cause I want them to be really nice to me
and every day I'll be in the place
where all of my friends will be

I can't wait to go to school
then I will be a big kid, too
I'll make friends and learn so much at school
like arithmatic, and I'll learn to read, all about the earth,
and people in the world, and the Golden Rule,
that's what I'll learn when I go to school

 

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