Tom Paxton - The Perfect Bomb lyrics
[Tom Paxton - The Perfect Bomb lyrics]
Some friends and I have worked
For years in deepest secrecy
The work went on around the clock
And I look for a treat
We've built the perfect weapon
We're unveiling it today
It turns the tanks to butter
But the people walk away
The bomb, the bomb
We finally built the perfect bomb
It's impossible to stop
I can hardly wait to drop
The bomb, the bomb
We finally built the perfect bomb
I'll tell you what I'm counting on, the bomb
The bomb
The blast extends for miles and
It doesn't harm a soul
Every missile warhead turns into
A lump of coal
The guns all turn to licorice
The knives all break in two
The grenades are filled with flowers
Colored red and white and blue
The wonders of our perfect bomb
Are very strange to tell
It doesn't only change the guns
It changes hearts as well
An instant of exposure to
It's penetrating ray
Will turn a Yassar Arafat into a Danny Kay
But perhaps it's greatest feature
It's happiest surprise
Is the way our perfect weapon
Searches out the meanest lies
It captures them completely
And before the bomb is through
Every word a politician says
Is absolutely true
I'll tell you what I'm counting on, the bomb
The bomb
For years in deepest secrecy
The work went on around the clock
And I look for a treat
We've built the perfect weapon
We're unveiling it today
It turns the tanks to butter
But the people walk away
The bomb, the bomb
We finally built the perfect bomb
It's impossible to stop
I can hardly wait to drop
The bomb, the bomb
We finally built the perfect bomb
I'll tell you what I'm counting on, the bomb
The bomb
The blast extends for miles and
It doesn't harm a soul
Every missile warhead turns into
A lump of coal
The guns all turn to licorice
The knives all break in two
The grenades are filled with flowers
Colored red and white and blue
The wonders of our perfect bomb
Are very strange to tell
It doesn't only change the guns
It changes hearts as well
An instant of exposure to
It's penetrating ray
Will turn a Yassar Arafat into a Danny Kay
But perhaps it's greatest feature
It's happiest surprise
Is the way our perfect weapon
Searches out the meanest lies
It captures them completely
And before the bomb is through
Every word a politician says
Is absolutely true
I'll tell you what I'm counting on, the bomb
The bomb