I got all a quiver when I first heard about the
concept of the neutron bomb.
thought, imagine that,
a selective sort of weapon.
For example,
the orchard here would survive
unscathed a neutron bomb attack,
not a bonewood twitter
in this entire building.
The problem would involve us,
rather seriously, so I'm told.
However, nothing's perfect.
I thought, great idea,
they've just got it as usual,
exactly the wrong way around.
It's up to me to put things right
again.
I don't understand,
I don't mind to understand,
I just get a little tired sometimes.
Some friends and I have worked for years
in people's secrecy.
The work went on around the clock
in our laboratory.
We built the perfect weapon,
we're unveiling it today.
It turns the tanks to butter,
but the people walk away.
Oh, the bomb, the bomb,
we fi nally built a perfect bomb.
It's impossible to stop.
I can hardly wait to drop.
The bomb, the bomb,
we fi nally built a perfect bomb.
I tell you when I'm counting on the bomb,
the bomb.
Try that chorus with me now.
Oh, the bomb, the bomb,
we fi nally built a 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 when I'm counting on
the bomb, the bomb
I don't want you to think I'm
cruel or anything
I know it's difficult to learn
a chorus like that immediately
A lot of words and they go by
at a tremendous rate of speed
So what I've done
out of the goodness of my heart
Is write 17 verses
to give you plenty of time to
Really get it smoothed out
The only way we'll be cutting down
on the number of verses
is if I feel you're learning
the chorus very quickly.
This is called Incentive.
The blast extends for miles,
and it doesn't harm a soul.
But every missile warhead
turns into a lump of coal.
The guns all turn to licorice,
and the knives all break in two.
And the grenades are
filled with flowers
colored red, white, and blue.
Oh, the bomb, the bomb,
we finally built the perfect bomb
It's impossible to stop,
I can hardly wait to drop
The the bomb,
we finally built the perfect bomb
I'll tell you what I'm counting on,
the bomb, the bomb
The wonders of this perfect bomb
are very strange to tell
It doesn't only change the guns,
it changes hearts as well
An instant of exposure
to its penetrating ray
Will turn a Yasser Ara fat
into a Danny Kay
Oh, 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
But perhaps its greatest feature
and its 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 ab solutely true
Oh, 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
But perhaps its greatest feature
and its 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 ab solutely true
Whoa, 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 fi nally built the perfect bomb.
I'll tell you what I'm counting on,
the bomb, the bomb.
I'll tell you what I'm counting on,
the bomb, the bomb.
Thank you. Thank you. Thank
Tom Paxton 
