You can't blame the youths
You can't fool the youths
You can't blame the youths, not at all
You can't fool the youth
You teach the youths about Christopher Columbus
And you said he was a very great man
You teach the youths about Marco Polo
And you said he was a very great man
You teach the youths about the pirate Hawkins
And you said he was a very great man
You teach the youths about the pirate Morgan
And you said he was a very great man
So you can't blame the youths of today
You can't fool the youth
You can't blame these youths, not at all
You can't fool the youths
Teach the youths Christopher Columbus
You said he was a very great man
Teach the youths about Marco Polo
And you said he was a very great man
Teach the youths about the pirate Hawkins
And you said he was a very great man
You teach the youths about the pirate Morgan
And you said he was a very great man
So you can't blame the youths
No, you can't fool the youths
You can't blame these youths
No, you can't fool the youths
You're teaching youths to learn in school
And that the cow jumped over moon
Teaching youths to learn in the school
And that the dish ran away with spoon
So you can't blame the youths
No, you can't fool the youths
You can't blame the youths of today
You can't fool the youths
Said he was a very great man
Said he was a very great man
You teach the youths about Christopher Columbus
And you said he was a very great man
You teach the youths about Marco Polo
And you said he was a very great man
You teach the youths about the pirate Hawkins
And you said he was a very great man
And teach the youths about the pirate Morgan
And then you said he was a very great man
So you can't blame the youths
No, you can't fool the youths
You can't blame these youths of today
You can't fool the youths
Teach the youths a Christopher Columbus
And you said he was a very great man
Teach the youths a Marco Polo
Said he was a very great man
So you just can't blame the youths, no
You just can't blame the youths
I said we live and what we learn
What we live and what we teach
You cannot blame the youth