When I was a kid at school Learning the golden rule Teacher often used to say "If you don't tell a lie There's not a reason why You can't be like Washington some day." No one knows how hard I tried to follow teacher's plan! I did it up until the day I became a married man But since that day I'm sad to say I cannot understand How did Georgie do it? Why doesn't some wise man get up and explain Why doesn't he clear up my poor muddled brain Why doesn't history Clear up the mystery Why doesn't somebody do it? I'd like to think the tales about him were true, But if he was a married man-- well, I'll leave it to you; Say, how could Washington have been a married man And never never tell a lie? When I was a kiddie we Had an old cherry tree It was father's pride and joy. One day he went to town I thought I'd chop it down Just like Mrs. Washington's dear boy. When he came home late that night and missed his cherry tree I said that I did it and he licked the stuffing out of me. Yet Georgie got away with it as easy as could be! How did Georgie do it? Why doesn't some wise man get up and explain? Why doesn't he clear up my poor muddled brain? Why doesn't history Tell us the mystery? Why doesn't somebody do it? The time he crossed the Delaware in that little boat... I wonder what he said about the hair on his coat! How could George Washington be a married man And never never tell a lie? He captured New York just to see all the sights, But how about those weekend trips to Washington Heights? How could Washington be a married man And never ever tell a lie? Old Georgie knew a thing or two, I'll agree; He pulled that "Independence" just to set himself free! Say, how could Washington be a married man And never never tell a lie?
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