El tercer disco de la banda progresiva inglesa “Jethro Tull” liderada por el carismático Ian Anderson se llamó “Benefit” (algo así como beneficio o ventaja) y fue publicado primero en UK a través del sello “Island Records” un 20 de abril de 1970 y un par de semanas después en USA por Chrysalis Records el primero de mayo de 1970 y en el orden de las canciones y algunos temas es distintas al de UK, pues dejan de lado la canción “Inside” e incluyen la canción “Teacher” que era el lado “B” del single "The Witch's Promise” ambos temas no se incluyó en el disco original.
Con la edición del álbum doble “Living in the Past” de 1972 y su disco de éxitos, “M.U The Best of Jethro Tull” la canción “Teacher” con un sonido más pop al que estaban acostumbrados, fue compuesto así deliberadamente por Anderson se ha vuelto uno de los temas más populares de Jethro Tull.
TEACHER:
Well the dawn was coming,
Heard him ringing on my bell.
He said, My name's the teacher,
That is what I call myself.
And I have a lesson
That I must impart to you.
It's an old expression
But I must insist it's true.
Jump up, look around,
Find yourself some fun,
No sense in sitting there hating everyone.
No man's an island and his castle isn't home,
The nest is full of nothing when the bird has flown.
So I took a journey,
Threw my world into the sea.
With me went the teacher
Who found fun instead of me.
Hey man, what's the plan, what was that you said?
Sun-tanned, drink in hand, lying there in bed.
I try to socialize but I can't seem to find
What I was looking for, got something on my mind.
Then the teacher told me
It had been a lot of fun.
Thanked me for his ticket
And all that I had done.
Hey man, what's the plan, what was that you said?
Sun-tanned, drink in hand, lying there in bed.
I try to socialize but I can't seem to find
What I was looking for, got something on my mind.
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