Get Educated

Lyrics

[Intro] Bang-bili-bili-dang, bili-bili-deng (Hey) Bang-bili-bili-deng (Hey) Sing-sing-den-dili-dang (Hey) Bang-bili-bili-deng (Hey) Dili-dili-deng, bang-bili-bili-dang Dang-dil-ba-ding-dang-dang [Verse 1] Education is the key to fight illiteracy So, when you have this key, happy you will be Say, knowledge is the know, an' a what you reap you sow But di older you get, experience will grow Di wise man Solomon taught us so Well, the wise man Solomon taught us so [Chorus] So you must get educated (Diddly-diddly-bam) So you must get educated (Swidly-diddly-bam) No take dis fi granted (Diddly-diddly-bam) No bother take dis fi granted An' no matter if you're talented (Swidly-diddly-bam) An' no matter if you're talented (Swidly-diddly-bam) [Verse 2] Cah, basics set an' then we onto college Say, leave off di road, man, get some knowledge But-a learn di mathematics, the basic statistics English an' Spanish, you will have nuff advantage Check a Spanish tourist an' they ask all di time Translate it to Spanish - qué hora es, señorita? (I see) [Chorus] So you must get educated (Swidly-diddly-bam) So you must get educated (Diddly-diddly-bam) No bother take dis fi granted (Swidly-diddly-bam) No bother take dis fi granted An' no matter if you're talented (Bam-dal-dilly-deng) An' no matter if you're talented (Bam-dal-dilly-dang) [Verse 3] But-a too much work, but-a ain't no play Surely makes you dull an' so a doozy But-a silver an' gold will-a vanish away But-a good education will never decay [Bridge] So bili-bili-bang, bang-bili-bili-deng (Hey) Swidly-dili-deng Bang-bang-ba-li-di-deng (Hey) Swidly-bili-bang, bili-dili-deng (Hey) Bili-dili-dang, dang-bili-bili-bang [Chorus] So you must get educated (Swidly-diddly-bam) So you must get educated (Bam-dilly-dilly-bam) No bother take dis fi granted (Swidly-diddly-bam) No bother take dis fi granted (Swidly-diddly-dam) An' no matter if you're talented [Verse 4] 'Cause education is di key to fight illiteracy So, when you have its key, happy you will be But-a knowledge is the know, an' a what you reap you sow Older you get, experience will grow Di wise man Solomon taught us so Well, the wise man Solomon taught us so [Chorus] So you must get educated (Diddly-diddly-bam) So you must get educated (Swidly-diddly-bam) No bother take dis fi granted (Diddly-diddly-bam) No bother take dis fi granted An' no matter if you're talented (Dam-dam-dilly-dam) An' no matter if you're talented (Diddly-diddly-dam) [Outro] Cah, basics set an' then we onto college Leave off di road, man, get some knowledge