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Back to School Again Lyrics
Spending my vacation in the summer sun
Getting lots of action, having lots of fun.
Scoring like a bandit 'til the bubble burst.
Suddenly, it got to be September 1st.
Woe is me.
All summer long, I was happy and free.
Save my soul.
The Board of Education took away my parole.
I gotta go back, back, back to school again.
You won't find me 'til the clock strikes three.
I'm gonna be there 'til then.
I gotta go back, back, back to school again.
Whoa, whoa, I gotta go back to school again.
Geometry and history is such a pain.
Biology and chemistry destroys my brain.
Well, don't they know that I deserve a better fate?
I'm really much too young to matriculate.
Well, mama please.
Your child's come down with a fatal disease.
Mama said, "Come on, you lazy bum.
Now get your butt out of bed.
You gotta go back, back, back to school again.
It's bye-bye fun, get your homework done.
You better be in by ten."
I gotta go back, back, back to school again.
Whoa, whoa, I gotta go back to school again.
I got my books together and I dragged my feet
And then I saw this angel walking down the street.
I said, "Hey, pretty baby, how's about a date?"
She said, "I'm going to school and I can't be late."
(Instrumental break)
Well, I can see
That look in her eyes saying, "Follow me."
And I was caught.
I thought of playing hooky, but on second thought,
I gotta go back, back, back to school again.
You won't find me 'tilt he clock strikes three.
I'm gonna be there 'til then.
I gotta go back, back, back to school again.
Whoa, whoa, i gotta go back to school...
Again.
Getting lots of action, having lots of fun.
Scoring like a bandit 'til the bubble burst.
Suddenly, it got to be September 1st.
All summer long, I was happy and free.
Save my soul.
The Board of Education took away my parole.
You won't find me 'til the clock strikes three.
I'm gonna be there 'til then.
I gotta go back, back, back to school again.
Whoa, whoa, I gotta go back to school again.
Biology and chemistry destroys my brain.
Well, don't they know that I deserve a better fate?
I'm really much too young to matriculate.
Your child's come down with a fatal disease.
Mama said, "Come on, you lazy bum.
Now get your butt out of bed.
It's bye-bye fun, get your homework done.
You better be in by ten."
I gotta go back, back, back to school again.
Whoa, whoa, I gotta go back to school again.
And then I saw this angel walking down the street.
I said, "Hey, pretty baby, how's about a date?"
She said, "I'm going to school and I can't be late."
That look in her eyes saying, "Follow me."
And I was caught.
I thought of playing hooky, but on second thought,
You won't find me 'tilt he clock strikes three.
I'm gonna be there 'til then.
I gotta go back, back, back to school again.
Whoa, whoa, i gotta go back to school...
Again.
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Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Writer
Louis St. Louis, Howard Greenfield
Submitted by
rhuba25 On Aug 17, 2025
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