Get Educated

[Intro]
Bang-bili-bili-dang, bili-bili-deng (Hey)
Bang-bili-bili-deng (Hey)
Sing-sing-den-dili-dang (Hey)
Bang-bili-bili-deng (Hey)
Dili-dili-deng, bang-bili-bili-dang
Dang-dil-ba-ding-dang-dang

[Verse 1]
Education is the key to fight illiteracy
So, when you have this key, happy you will be
Say, knowledge is the know, an' a what you reap you sow
But di older you get, experience will grow
Di wise man Solomon taught us so
Well, the wise man Solomon taught us so

[Chorus]
So you must get educated (Diddly-diddly-bam)
So you must get educated (Swidly-diddly-bam)
No take dis fi granted (Diddly-diddly-bam)
No bother take dis fi granted
An' no matter if you're talented (Swidly-diddly-bam)
An' no matter if you're talented (Swidly-diddly-bam)

[Verse 2]
Cah, basics set an' then we onto college
Say, leave off di road, man, get some knowledge
But-a learn di mathematics, the basic statistics
English an' Spanish, you will have nuff advantage
Check a Spanish tourist an' they ask all di time
Translate it to Spanish - qué hora es, señorita? (I see)

[Chorus]
So you must get educated (Swidly-diddly-bam)
So you must get educated (Diddly-diddly-bam)
No bother take dis fi granted (Swidly-diddly-bam)
No bother take dis fi granted
An' no matter if you're talented (Bam-dal-dilly-deng)
An' no matter if you're talented (Bam-dal-dilly-dang)

[Verse 3]
But-a too much work, but-a ain't no play
Surely makes you dull an' so a doozy
But-a silver an' gold will-a vanish away
But-a good education will never decay

[Bridge]
So bili-bili-bang, bang-bili-bili-deng (Hey)
Swidly-dili-deng
Bang-bang-ba-li-di-deng (Hey)
Swidly-bili-bang, bili-dili-deng (Hey)
Bili-dili-dang, dang-bili-bili-bang

[Chorus]
So you must get educated (Swidly-diddly-bam)
So you must get educated (Bam-dilly-dilly-bam)
No bother take dis fi granted (Swidly-diddly-bam)
No bother take dis fi granted (Swidly-diddly-dam)
An' no matter if you're talented

[Verse 4]
'Cause education is di key to fight illiteracy
So, when you have its key, happy you will be
But-a knowledge is the know, an' a what you reap you sow
Older you get, experience will grow
Di wise man Solomon taught us so
Well, the wise man Solomon taught us so

[Chorus]
So you must get educated (Diddly-diddly-bam)
So you must get educated (Swidly-diddly-bam)
No bother take dis fi granted (Diddly-diddly-bam)
No bother take dis fi granted
An' no matter if you're talented (Dam-dam-dilly-dam)
An' no matter if you're talented (Diddly-diddly-dam)

[Outro]
Cah, basics set an' then we onto college
Leave off di road, man, get some knowledge