Carryin' scissors, carryin’ glue -
carryin’ paper and pencils, too.
Carryin’ my crayon box for sure -
‘cause I finally got the kind with the sharpener!
Carryin’ a ruler and some rubber bands -
‘got ‘em all in the box here in my hands,
‘cause I’m carryin’ all of my learnin’ tools ...
as I carry myself on down to school.
Carryin' a baking soda submarine -
carryin’ marbles and a Ratfink ring.
Carryin’ my favorite baseball cards -
and an arrowhead I found in my neighbor’s yard.
Carryin’ my prehistoric fossil rocks -
I got ‘em all right here in my cigar box,
‘cause I’m carryin’ everything I think is cool …
as I carry myself on down to school.
Carryin' love and other stuff -
from the first five years that I’ve been raised up.
Carryin’ prejudice, carryin’ pride -
and a whole lot of other things down inside.
Well, I might learn somethin’ in kindergarten,
but I got news - the learnin’ long ago started
‘cause I’m carryin’ all of my family’s rules ...
as I carry myself on down to school.