[00:07.546]It was just a little while ago, I glued my ears to the radio
[00:13.297]The announcer was sayin' we'd better beware
[00:15.771]A crisis was hanging way up in the air
[00:18.994]Crawlin' on the ground
[00:20.739]Swimmin' in the sea
[00:22.403]Headin' for me
[00:24.429]Well, I didn't know if I was for or agin' it
[00:28.684]He was yellin' and screamin' a mile a minute
[00:31.374]Well, he said, "Here comes the President
[00:33.476]But first this word from Pepsodent
[00:38.877]Have whiter teeth
[00:40.883]Have cleaner breath
[00:42.646]When you're facin' nuclear death"
[00:48.107]And then President John began to speak
[00:49.848]And I knew right away he wouldn't be weak
[00:52.298]Well, he said he'd seen some missile bases
[00:54.575]And terrible smiles on Cuban faces
[00:56.442]Close pictures
[00:59.117]Carryin' land reform too far
[01:01.296]Giving land to the USSR
[01:07.301]Well, he said we mustn't be afraid
[01:09.321]We're settin' up a little blockade
[01:12.586]Put our ships along the Cuban shores
[01:14.828]And if the Russian bear yells and roars
[01:17.128]We'll let him have it
[01:20.372]From Turkey and Greece, Formosa and Spain
[01:22.796]The peaceful West European Plain
[01:25.500]From Alaska and Greenland we'll use our means
[01:27.713]And twenty thousand submarines
[01:30.828]We're gonna teach the Russians a lesson
[01:33.320]For trying to upset the balance of power
[01:39.811]Now, most Americans stood behind
[01:42.230]The President and his military minds
[01:44.643]But me, I stood behind a bar
[01:46.848]Dreamin' of a spaceship getaway car
[01:49.669]Head for Mars
[01:52.034]Any other planet that has bars
[01:54.911]Like Gerde's Folk City
[01:58.371]Yes, it seemed the stand was strong and plain
[02:00.306]But some Republicans was a-goin' insane
[02:02.510]And they still are
[02:04.485]Well, they said our plan was just too mild
[02:06.838]Spare the rod and spoil the child
[02:09.217]Let's sink Cuba into the sea
[02:12.394]And give 'em back democracy under the water
[02:18.059]Well, the deadline was set for ten o'clock
[02:21.140]For a cold war, it was a-gettin' hot
[02:24.038]Well, the Russians tried, the Russians failed
[02:25.845]Homeward bound those missiles sailed
[02:29.592]Mr. Khrushchev said
[02:32.120]"Better Red than dead"