Straight A's in Love [1959] (Album Version)-Jarrod

[ti:Straight A's in Love (1959)] [ar:Jarrod] [al:Ring Of Fire: The Musical] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Straight A's in Love [1959] (Album Version) - Jarrod [00:17.76]Well the readin' and the writin' arithmetic [00:19.72] [00:20.39]Never did get through to me [00:22.63] [00:24.11]It ain't because I'm square or thick [00:26.17]'Cause I learned my A B C [00:28.46] [00:29.14]But when I graduated from the grammar school [00:32.02]And I moved one grade above [00:34.35] [00:35.06]I began to be a snook at books [00:37.70]But I made straight A's in love [00:40.65]Now the teacher would say to learn your algebra [00:43.49]But I'd bring home C's and D's [00:46.26]How could I make an A when there's a swingin' maid [00:49.42]On the left and on the right [00:51.63] [00:52.17]And in the back and the front of me [00:55.07]Oh my grades are low on my card I know [00:57.96]But they oughta give me one above [01:00.12] [01:00.65]If they'd give me a mark for learnin' in the dark [01:03.59]I'd have straight A's in love [01:05.91] [01:18.12]Now in my senior year with graduation near [01:20.82]I did my homework every night [01:23.11] [01:23.74]And when my momma said I oughta go to bed [01:26.53]I turn out all the lights [01:28.67] [01:29.31]But my sweetie pie was waitin' right outside [01:32.33]She'd be a coolin' like a dove [01:35.10]Though I did my best I failed semester test [01:38.04]But I made straight A's in love [01:41.01]Now the teacher would say to learn your algebra [01:43.93]But I'd bring home C's and D's [01:46.62]How could I make an A when there's a swingin' maid [01:49.91]On the left and on the right [01:52.50]And in the back and the front of me [01:55.43]Oh my grades are low on my card I know [01:58.37]But they oughta give me one above [02:01.00]If they'd give me a mark for learnin' in the dark [02:03.95]I'd have straight A's in love