Mine eyes have seen the glory of the burning of the school
We have tortured every teacher, we have broken every rule
We have shot the secretary, crucified the principal
Us kids go marching on!
Glory, Glory, Hallelujah
Teacher hit me with a ruler
Jesus died to make men holy
Teacher died to make us free
(one of many versions of the first verse and chorus to this well known song)
It had been a day like any other for Jeremy Thompson, the town’s twenty nine year old schoolmaster. H