Education The Kinks

In a deep dark jungle long time ago
Lived a lonesome caveman
He was a solitary soul
And he spent his playtime
Chewing meat from bones
He didn't know how to talk much
He only knew how to groan
Then he lifted up his hands and reached to the sky
Let out a yell and no one replied
Frustration and torment tore him inside
Then he fell to the ground and he cried and he cried
But then education saved the day
He learned to speak and communicate
Education saved the day
He thanked God for the friends he made
'Cos everybody needs an education
Everybody needs an education
Black skin, red skin, yellow or white
Everybody needs to read and write
Everybody needs an education

Thank the day when that primitive man
Learned to talk with his brothers
And live off the land
He left his cave and he moved far away
And he lived with his friends in a house that they'd made
He learned to think and to work with his brain
And he astounded his friends with all the knowledge he gained