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It was just a little while ago, I glued my ears to the radio |
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The announcer was sayin' we'd better beware |
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A crisis was hanging way up in the air |
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Crawlin' on the ground |
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Swimmin' in the sea |
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Headin' for me |
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Well, I didn't know if I was for or agin' it |
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He was yellin' and screamin' a mile a minute |
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Well, he said, "Here comes the President |
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But first this word from Pepsodent |
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Have whiter teeth |
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Have cleaner breath |
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When you're facin' nuclear death" |
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And then President John began to speak |
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And I knew right away he wouldn't be weak |
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Well, he said he'd seen some missile bases |
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And terrible smiles on Cuban faces |
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Close pictures |
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Carryin' land reform too far |
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Giving land to the USSR |
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Well, he said we mustn't be afraid |
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We're settin' up a little blockade |
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Put our ships along the Cuban shores |
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And if the Russian bear yells and roars |
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We'll let him have it |
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From Turkey and Greece, Formosa and Spain |
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The peaceful West European Plain |
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From Alaska and Greenland we'll use our means |
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And twenty thousand submarines |
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We're gonna teach the Russians a lesson |
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For trying to upset the balance of power |
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Now, most Americans stood behind |
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The President and his military minds |
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But me, I stood behind a bar |
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Dreamin' of a spaceship getaway car |
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Head for Mars |
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Any other planet that has bars |
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Like Gerde's Folk City |
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Yes, it seemed the stand was strong and plain |
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But some Republicans was a-goin' insane |
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And they still are |
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Well, they said our plan was just too mild |
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Spare the rod and spoil the child |
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Let's sink Cuba into the sea |
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And give 'em back democracy under the water |
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Well, the deadline was set for ten o'clock |
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For a cold war, it was a-gettin' hot |
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Well, the Russians tried, the Russians failed |
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Homeward bound those missiles sailed |
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Mr. Khrushchev said |
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"Better Red than dead" |
