It was just a little while ago, I glued my to the radio The announcer was we'd better beware A was hanging, a wave up in the air on the ground, swimmin' in the sea, headin' for me
Well, I didn't know if I was for or it He was and screamin' a mile a minute Well, he said "Here the President But first this word Pepsodent Have whiter teeth, cleaner breath When you're facin' death"
And President John began to speak And I knew right away he wouldn't be Well, he said he'd seen some missile And terrible smiles on Cuban pictures, carryin' land reform too far Giving land to the
Well, he said we mustn't be We're settin' up a blockade Put our ships along the Cuban And if the bear yells and roars let him have it
From Turkey and Greece, Formosa and The peaceful European Plain From Alaska and we'll use our means And twenty submarines gonna teach the Russians a lesson For trying to upset the balance of
Now most Americans stood The President and his minds But me, I stood a bar Dreamin' of a getaway car Head for mars, any other planet that has Like Gerde's Folk
Yes, it the stand was strong and plain But Republicans was a goin' insane And they still are, well, they said our plan was just too Spare the rod and spoil the Let's sink Cuba the sea And give 'em back under the water
Well, the deadline was set for ten For a war it was a gettin' hot Well, the Russians tried, the Russians Homeward bound those missiles Mr. said, "Better Red than dead"