Refrain: They're buildin' an atom bomb Gonna blow me out of this place They're buildin' a bigger bomb What a crazy human race Let ‘em kill us all and we'll stand and watch Well, brother that ain't for me I'll be runnin'; and a-jumpin and a-skippin' and a-bumpin' When they blow me to smithereens
Now, I'm not a man that's a-scared of things Least things I knows about But when my tater patch left the ground I started right then gettin' out I figured it was time for all good men To rise up and really shine And I'll bet you anyone who saw me leave Gonna say I sure did fine
They're buildin' an atom bomb Gonna really cook our goose They're buildin', a bigger bomb Done turn the little one loose I'll never get out of this world alive But brother I can plain sure try I'll be runnin'; and a-jumpin and a-skippin' and a-bumpin' When the first big smoke goes by
Now, fellers, I fought in World War I And that was quite a brawl And old number 2 that was really bad ‘Cause that we all recall I'm wishin' for a way to the moon and soon ‘Fore this next one starts I want to get up there all in one piece And not just part-by-part
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Now the place for me is up in them hills In a cave way back in the rocks When that thing goes off I'll get the char, But none of the real bad shocks With a trusty gun and a can of beans And an old hound dog or two If there's anybody left it's gonna be me When all of this mess is through
They're buildin' an atom bomb Gonna really cook our goose They're buildin' a bigger bomb Done turn the little one loose I'll never get out of this world alive But brother I can plain sure try I'll be runnin'; and a-jumpin and a-skippin' and a-bumpin' When the first big smoke goes by
Now you think I'm lying but it ain't no joke ‘Cause I used to live real close A flash of light made in the dead of night Nearly scared me out of my clothes My old hound dog went raving mad And was deaf for a week or two When we quit runnin' he was pret' near dead But we figured that was the thing to do