Now I sit me down in school
Where organized prayer’s against the rule
For this great nation, under law
Its founders, a great vision they saw
Though most were Christian, all of them knew
The importance of religious freedom too
And so they erected a great wall
To guarantee freedom of thought for all
For the separation between church and state
Is the very thing that makes our nation great
It’s not that the founders ever thought
That spirituality should not be taught
And it’s not that any of them meant to say
That people should not be allowed to pray
But they understood that there should be a separate place
Where all could learn without saying grace
That teachers should teach us to read and write
While preachers and parents should extol God’s might
Some people think that kids have gotten worse
Because teachers don’t make them say enough verse
They don’t understand that the reason they’re bad
Is the lack of discipline from mom and dad
But the puzzling thing is all this fuss
Over something that was taught to each one of us
Perhaps those who don’t understand the rule
Should have prayed less and studied more in school