Well A Reading And A Writing And ‘Arithmetic Never Did Get Through To Me
It Ain’t Because I’m Square Or Thick Cause I Learned My ABC’s
But When I Graduated From The Grammar School And I Moved One Grade Above
I Began To Be A Snook At Books But I Made Straight A’s In Love

Now The Teacher Would Say To Learn Your Algebra
But I’d Bring Name C’s And D’s
How Could I Make An A When There’s A Swinging Maid
On The Left And On The Right And In The Back And The Front Of Me
Oh My Grades Are Low On My Card I Know But They Ought To Give Me One Above
If I Made A Mark For Learning In The Dark I’d Have Straight A’s In Love

Now In My Senior Year With Graduation Near I Did My Home Work Every Night
And When My Mama Said I Ought A Go To Bed I’d Turn Out All The Lights
But My Sweetie Pie Was Waiting’ Right Outside She’d Be A Cooing Like A Dove
Though I Did My Beat I Made Some Mess O’test But I Made Straight A’s In Love