Songs and Lyrics (Lehrer)/High School Hymn

by Thomas Andrew Lehrer

HIGH SCHOOL HYMN

Words by Tom Lehrer
Music: "Eternal Father, Strong to Save"
by John B. Dykes

To whom it may concern we pray
That we'll get out of here some day.
O Thou, our awesome chaperone,
Who can't leave well enough alone,
Give us a break, we beg of Thee,
Or better yet, just let us be.

If Thou canst hear us, that's just swell.
Sometimes it's really hard to tell.
Perhaps we'll never see Thy face,
But we'll keep praying just in case,
Until the day we say goodbye,
Released at last from --------- High.