Mrs. Cherine used to explain the lessons in class,
And no one paid attention to her.
There was a boy called Mohammed Hassan.
He used to gather all the boys and bring them to the last row.
He told them stories about sex and stuff,
While Mrs. Cherine explained the lesson to the few kids sitting in the front.

One day they brought bang snaps to school,
And they threw it at Mrs. Cherine while she was writing on the board.
She was startled and when she turned around
Two or three boys got up, closed the door, turned off the lights,
Drew the class’s curtains,
And cornered her behind the door.

When she ran to open the door,
The boy whose desk was closest to the door,
Got up and locked the door.
She screamed.
In exactly 3 seconds, Mr. Zakareya, the supervisor,
came in with the castle’s switch.
Do you know what a castle’s switch is?
It’s a long rod switch and it really stings.

He walked into the class and kept swinging it,
A few kids were whipped.
Suddenly everyone moved out of Mrs. Cherine’s way,
And she left the class crying.
Mr. Zakareya kept saying:
“You animals, you animals, not like that!”

The school did nothing,
Neither did Mrs. Cherine.
She came in the next class as if nothing had happened.
She gave the lesson and kept the door open,
And the kids didn’t do anything because Mr. Zakareya gave them a beating.