Old Man Atom (Talking Atomic Blues)
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π Lyrics
I'm gonna preach you-all a sermon 'bout Old Man Atom, that's me
I don't mean the Adam in the Bible datum
I don't mean the Adam that Mother Eve elated
I mean that thing that science liberated
The thing that Einstein says he's scared of
And when Einstein's scared, brother, I'm scared
If you're scared of the a-bomb here's whatβs you gotta do
You gotta gather all the people in the world with you
βCause if you don't get together and do it
Well, first thing you know I'm gonna blow this world plum too
Hiroshima, Nagasaki, Alamogordo, Bikini
Now life used to be such a simple joy
The cyclotron was just a super toy
And folks got born, they'd work and marry
And "atom" was a word in the dictionary
And then it happened!
The science boys, from every clime
They all pitched in with overtime
And before they knew it, the job was done
And they'd hitched up the power of the gol-dern sun
And put a harness on Old Sol
Splittin' atoms, while the diplomats was splittin' hairs
Hiroshima, Nagasaki, Alamogordo, Bikini...
But the atom's here, in spite of hysteria
Flourishes in Utah, as well as Siberia
And whether you're a black, white, red or brown
The question is this, when you boil it down:
To be or not to be! That's the question!
The answer to it all ain't military datum
Like who gets there firstest with the mostest atoms,"
No, the people of the world must decide their fate
They gotta stick together or disintegrate
We hold this truth to be self-evident
That all men may be cremated equal!
Hiroshima, Nagasaki, Alamogordo, Bikini...
Yes, it's up to the people, βcause the atoms don't care
You can't fence him in, he's just like air
He don't give a hoot about any politics
Or who got what into whichever fix
All he wants to do is sit around and have his nucleus bombarded by neutrons
Now the moral is this, just as plain as day
That Old Man Atom is here to stay
He's gonna stick around, and that's clear to see
But, ah, my dearly beloved, are we?
So listen, folks, here is my thesis:
"Peace in the world, or the world in pieces!"
I don't mean the Adam in the Bible datum
I don't mean the Adam that Mother Eve elated
I mean that thing that science liberated
The thing that Einstein says he's scared of
And when Einstein's scared, brother, I'm scared
If you're scared of the a-bomb here's whatβs you gotta do
You gotta gather all the people in the world with you
βCause if you don't get together and do it
Well, first thing you know I'm gonna blow this world plum too
Hiroshima, Nagasaki, Alamogordo, Bikini
Now life used to be such a simple joy
The cyclotron was just a super toy
And folks got born, they'd work and marry
And "atom" was a word in the dictionary
And then it happened!
The science boys, from every clime
They all pitched in with overtime
And before they knew it, the job was done
And they'd hitched up the power of the gol-dern sun
And put a harness on Old Sol
Splittin' atoms, while the diplomats was splittin' hairs
Hiroshima, Nagasaki, Alamogordo, Bikini...
But the atom's here, in spite of hysteria
Flourishes in Utah, as well as Siberia
And whether you're a black, white, red or brown
The question is this, when you boil it down:
To be or not to be! That's the question!
The answer to it all ain't military datum
Like who gets there firstest with the mostest atoms,"
No, the people of the world must decide their fate
They gotta stick together or disintegrate
We hold this truth to be self-evident
That all men may be cremated equal!
Hiroshima, Nagasaki, Alamogordo, Bikini...
Yes, it's up to the people, βcause the atoms don't care
You can't fence him in, he's just like air
He don't give a hoot about any politics
Or who got what into whichever fix
All he wants to do is sit around and have his nucleus bombarded by neutrons
Now the moral is this, just as plain as day
That Old Man Atom is here to stay
He's gonna stick around, and that's clear to see
But, ah, my dearly beloved, are we?
So listen, folks, here is my thesis:
"Peace in the world, or the world in pieces!"