Some men with brains in their cranium Took a piece of uranium They did what other men couldn't do They split the atom right in two
Refrain: Now it's up to the people to crusade To see that no more bombs are made That it's great force should only be used For peace and democracy
They took all the U 238 that They could find in the United States They gathered it and made it all Into the size of a billiard ball
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Down to the south and west they went To try out their experiment To find out what they wanted to know In the desert of New Mexico
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If you should travel out west someday And happen to stop off in Santa Fe Just look around and take a stroll You'll come across a great big hole
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Today it's the size of a billiard ball Tomorrow it'll be the size of city hall And when they drop it, you will see The place where this earth used to be
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We all can have prosperity With this atomic energy The world can have its pork and beans Or be blown into smithereens