My little girl said, Mommy,
the schoolroom breaks my heart.
that you and Dad's apart.
Subtraction starts me breaking up
Cause him from us leaves too
And with our home divided now
Don't make me go to school no more
And cry through every test
I'm so ashamed when children see
to hear your child say this to you
Don't make me go to school no more
I'll make the fifth grade blue
Don't make me go to school no more
I'll make the fifth grade blue
It's hard to see my lessons
The blackboard's one big tear
And when I turn wet papers in,
So please, may I be absent, Mom,
I'd rather fail than face the class,
they know my Daddy's gone
Don't make me go to school no more,
and cry through every test.
I'm so ashamed when children
see the teardrops on my desk.
to hear your child say this to you.
Don't make me go to school no more,
I'll make the fifth grade blue.
Don't make me go to school no more,
I'll make the fifth grade blue.
