Wasting Away in Basal-Readerville

Living on worksheets

Kids stuck 

in their seats

No ones’ asked questions in over a year

Johnny is sleeping

Janie is  weepin

Joseis 

groaning’  but

nobody cares

Wasting  

away 

again

In Basal Readerville

Lookin’ for our lost 

passion to 

read

Some teachers claim the NRP is to blame

But I say, we’re just waitin to breathe.

Fillin in bubbles

Are life’s only 

troubles

Jake got a 90 on the weekly test

Kenny is snorin

says reading

is borin

Sue readsthe 

fastest

And thinks she’s best

Wastin away again in Basal Readerville

Lookin for our lost passion to dream

Some people claim Open Court is to blame

All I know, is  I’m not part of that scheme,

One  day 

I  got  fed up

Told them to get up

Brought in 

some books

And shouted “Lets read”

Some read about Russians

We had long discussions

We learned to think

We planted some seeds.

Driving the road away from Basal-readerville

Driving to our new passion to know

All I 

can say is 

we lost our way

From now on,  we’re in charge of this show

All I can say is I lost my way,

From now on, I’m in charge of this show.