Joel Plaskett

Come On Teacher

4 Meanings

Add Yours

Q&A

Come On Teacher Lyrics

Come on teacher
Teach me something
Don't just fill my head with nothing
No no teacher
I'm still sitting
In this desk, no I'm not quitting
No no teacher
I won't give up
I just hope that I can live up
To your expectations of me
Teacher, you'll be so proud of me

If I just don't understand it
I should just be reprimanded
Make me stay here after school
While my friends go to the pool
Come on teacher, just admit it
You think that I will never get it
I'm the bad ass of your classroom
Now you've got a bad ass classroom
Come on teacher, won't you tell me
Why somebody just don't expel me?
I am so much slower than the others
It's a good thing I don't have any younger brothers

If for some reason I'm not present
Blame it on my adolescence
If for some reason I am tardy
It's cause I went out last night to party
Dans la French class je suis terrible
Apres l'ecole I'll be coming up to see you

I just noticed something lately
I've been here since 1980!

Submitted by

geekusa On Apr 21, 2004

Lyrics saved successfully! Thanks!

These lyrics are currently locked and can only be edited by moderators and administrators.

You must be logged in to edit lyrics.

Unable to save lyrics. Please try again.

Lyrics cannot contain links.

Lyric edit submitted successfully and is pending approval. Approvals usually take 24 hours.

Keep it true to the song

Fix what’s wrong, but don’t rewrite what the artist wrote. Stick to the official released version — album booklet, label site, verified lyric video, etc. If you’re guessing, pause and double-check.

Respect the structure

Songs have rhythm. Pages do too. Leave line breaks where they belong. Don’t smash things together or add extra empty space just for looks.

Punctuation counts (but vibe-editing doesn’t)

Correct typos? Yes. Re-punctuating a whole verse because it ‘looks better’? Probably not. Keep capitalization and punctuation close to the official source.

Don’t mix versions

If you’re editing the explicit version, keep it explicit. If it’s the clean version, keep it clean. No mashups.

Let the lyrics be lyrics

This isn’t the place for interpretations, memories, stories, or trivia — that’s what comments are for. Keep metadata, translations, and bracketed stage directions out unless they’re officially part of the song.

Edit lightly

If two lines are wrong… fix the two lines. No need to bulldoze the whole page. Think ‘surgical,’ not ‘remix.’

When in doubt, ask the crowd

Not sure what they’re singing in that fuzzy bridge? Drop a question in the comments and let the music nerds swarm. Someone always knows.

geekusa

Submitter

2004-04-21 03:35:44

4 Meanings

Add your song meanings, interpretations, facts, memories & more to the community.

Sort by

by billbones

21y ago

Well Joel is a shameless Van Halen freak. This song seems to nod to "Hot for Teacher" a tad.

Also i like the school, pool thing it reminds me big star and Thirteen.

Users:

Reply · 0 Share

by Hippychick

20y ago

Joel tells lots of stories about this song when he performs it. This is actually a Thrust Hermit rarity that was re-recorded by JPE.

Users:

Reply · 0 Share

by geekusa

19y ago

"(Dear Van Halen, please don’t sue me…)"

Written underneath the lyrics on Joel's site haha

Users:

Reply · 0 Share

by NickDaGreat

17y ago

I think this song is sort of a sarcastic view from a student.

Users:

Reply · 0 Share

Questions and Answers

Ask specific questions and get answers to unlock more indepth meanings & facts.