well, the readin' and the writtin' and arithmatic
Nah, membaca, menulis, dan matematika
never did get through to me
gak pernah nyampe ke otak gue
it ain't because i'm square or thick
bukan karena gue kaku atau bodoh
'cause i learned my ABC's
soalnya gue udah belajar alfabet
but when i graduated from the grammer school
tapi pas gue lulus dari sekolah dasar
and i moved one grade above
dan naik satu tingkat ke atas
i began to be a snook at books
gue mulai ogah sama buku-buku
but i made straight A's in love
tapi gue dapat nilai A dalam cinta

now the teacher would say
sekarang guru bilang
to learn your algebra
buat belajar aljabar
but i'd bring home C's and D's
tapi gue cuma bawa pulang nilai C dan D
how could i make an A
gimana bisa dapet A
when there's a swingin' maid
kalau ada cewek cantik
on the left and on the right
di kiri dan di kanan
and in the back and the front of me
dan di depan dan belakang gue
oh, my grades are low
oh, nilai-nilai gue jelek
on my card i know
di rapor gue tahu
but they oughta give me one above
tapi seharusnya mereka kasih gue satu nilai lebih tinggi
if they'd give me a mark
kalau mereka kasih nilai
for learnin' in the dark
buat belajar dalam gelap
i'd have straight A's in love
gue pasti dapat nilai A dalam cinta

now in my senior year
sekarang di tahun terakhir gue
with graduation near
dengan kelulusan semakin dekat
i did my homework everynight
gue ngerjain PR setiap malam
and when my momma said
dan saat nyokap bilang
i oughta go to bed
gue harus tidur
i turn out all the lights
gue matiin semua lampu
but my sweetie pie
tapi pacar gue
was waitin' right outside
nunggu di luar
she'd be a cooin' like a dove
dia ngucapin sayang kayak merpati
though i did my best
meskipun gue udah berusaha sebaik mungkin
i failed semester test
gue gagal ujian semester
but made straight A's in love
tapi dapet nilai A dalam cinta

now the teacher would say
sekarang guru bilang
to learn your algebra
buat belajar aljabar
but i'd bring home C's and D's
tapi gue cuma bawa pulang nilai C dan D
how could i make an A
gimana bisa dapet A
when there's a swingin' maid
kalau ada cewek cantik
on the left and on the right
di kiri dan di kanan
and in the back and the front of me
dan di depan dan belakang gue
oh, my grades are low
oh, nilai-nilai gue jelek
on my card i know
di rapor gue tahu
but they oughta give me one above
tapi seharusnya mereka kasih gue satu nilai lebih tinggi
if they'd give me a mark
kalau mereka kasih nilai
for learnin' in the dark
buat belajar dalam gelap
i'd have straight A's in love
gue pasti dapat nilai A dalam cinta