To the tune of the Beatles' "I Want To Hold Your Hand"

"I Want to Raise my Hand"

I've got something
To say
No one will understand
But I know
They want to listen
So I will raise my hand
I want to raise my ha-a-a-a-and
I want to raise my hand

Although
It's a class of eighty
It's really only one
And hearing
Myself speaking
I find it's lots of fun
I want to raise my ha-a-a-a-and
I want to raise my hand

And when I raise it I feel warm in my heart
Because I must convince my class,
I am smart
I am smart
Oh so smart

I spend
All my class time
Thinking of things to say
And class
Is deemed a failure
If I don't speak each day
I want to raise my ha-a-a-a-and
I want to raise my hand

And when I raise it I feel warm in my heart
Because I must convince my class,
I am smart
I am smart
Oh so smart

The center
Of attention
The only place to be
Forget
The professor
They should all look at me
I want to raise my ha-a-a-a-and
I want to raise my hand