Yo La Tengo - Principal Punishes Students With Bad Impressions And Tired Jokes lyrics

Whenever students misbehave Or break the rules in school They have to watch the principal Acting like a fool He thinks he's very funny He thinks he's really clever He makes us sit and watch For what seems like forever We sit on hardwood bleachers In the auditorium While he acts like Jerry Lewis But his jokes are twice as dumb The punishment should fit the crime That ought to be the rule This punishment's a little too Unusual and cruel