Verse :
CCadd9GG7
I missed a day or two of school, because I was called a fool
CCadd9GG7
And beat around the place, because I was staring into space
CCadd9GG7
He stole a little bit of coal, because his flat was cold
CCadd9
There's mountains of coal on the docks
GG7
He took some and rain into the cops
Am7D
And now we're packed off to school
Am7
Industrial school
D
We'll learn the meaning of the word, meaning of the word
Am7D
And now we're locked up in school
Am7
Industrial school
D
We'll learn the meaning of the word cruel
Chorus :
Am7
Tooralooraloo, Tooraloorali,
D
Tooralooraloo, Whackfoldadi,
Am7
Tooralooraloo, Tooraloorali,
D
Tooralooraloo, Whackfoldadi
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