[Verse 1]
A reading and a writing and arithmetic never did get through to me
It ain't because I'm square or thick, 'cause I learned my ABC's
Graduated from the grammar school and I moved one grade above
I began to be a snook at books, but I made straight A's in love

[Chorus]
Now the teacher would say to learn your algebrae but I'd bring home C's and D's
How could I make an A when there's a swinging maid
To the left and to the right and in the back and the front of me?
My grades are low on my card, I know, but they oughta givе me one above
I bеgan to be a snook at books, but I made straight A's in love
All right

[Verse 2]
Now in my senior year, with graduation near, I did my homework every night
Mama said I oughta go to bed, I'd turn out all the lights
But my pie was waiting right outside, she'd be a cooing like a dove
Well, I did my best, I failed semester test, but I made straight A's in love

[Chorus]
Now the teacher would say to learn your algebrae, but I'd bring home C's and D's
How could I make an A when there's a swinging maid
To the left, to the right and in the back and the front of me
My grades are low on my card, I know, but they oughta give me one above
If they'd give me a mark for learning in the dark, I'd have straight A's in love
If they'd give me a mark for learning in the dark, I'd have straight A's in love