[Verse 1]
Spending my vacation in the summer sun
Gettin' lots of action, havin' lots of fun
Scorin' like a bandit 'til the bubble burst
Suddenly it got to be September first

[Pre-Chorus]
Woe is me
All summer long I was happy and free
Save my soul
The board of education took away my parole

[Chorus]
I gotta go back, back, back to school again
You won't find me 'til the clock strikes three
I'm gonna be there 'til then
I gotta go back, back, back to school again
Woah, woah, I gotta go back to school again

[Verse 2]
Geometry and history is just a pain
Biology and chemistry destroys my brain
Well, don't they know that I deserve a better fate?
I'm really much too young to matriculate

[Pre-Chorus]
Well, mama, please
Your child's come down with a fatal disease
Mama said
"Come on, you lazy bum, now get your butt out of bed"
[Chorus]
"You gotta go back, back, back to school again"
It's bye-bye fun, get your homework done
You better be in by ten
I gotta go back, back, back to school again
Woah, woah, I gotta go back to school again

[Bridge]
I got my books together and I dragged my feet
And then I saw this angel boppin' down the street
I said, "Hey, pretty baby, how's about a date?"
She said, "I'm going to school, and I can't be late"

[Pre-Chorus]
Well, I can see
That look in her eyes was sayin', "Follow me"
And I was caught
I thought of playing hooky, but on second thought

[Chorus]
I gotta go back, back, back to school again
You won't find me 'til the clock strikes three
I'm gonna be there 'til then
I gotta go back, back, back to school again
Woah, woah, I gotta go back to school
[Outro]
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