At the back of the classroom Jimmy's sitting and thinking Just wants the sun to keep on shining His desk has got his life story written on it His girlfriend's name and number on it He's really glad his desk is by the window Teacher's talking thinking Jimmy is listening But the Crimean war just don't interest him Have to leave the class for a minute boys Turn to page one hundred and fifty four, I wanna see you Gonna through the paces, paces, paces paces Everybody's gonna be a good boy Everybody gonna be good Awful nice now do what you're doing Everybody do what you should …oh oh I want to see you going through the paces, paces Teacher talking thinking Jimmy is listening But the Crimean war just don't interest him Have to leave the class for a minute boys Turn to page one hundred and fifty boys I wanna see you going through the paces, paces, paces, paces Everybody gonna be a good boy, everybody gonna be good All be nice now, do what you doing Everybody do what you should …oh oh Paces, paces, going through the paces, paces Going through the paces, paces Going through the motions, paces Oh everybody gonna be a good boy Everybody gonna be good