Talking Cuban Crisis [Demo-Version]

Lyrics

[Intro] Here's a talking blues, it's called "Talking Cuban Crisis" This is the biggest audience response song I have now Or second-biggest [Verse 1] It was just a little while ago I glued my ears to the radio The announcer was sayin' we'd better beware A crisis was hangin' in the air Crawlin' on the ground, swimmin' in the sea Headin' for me [Verse 2] Well, I didn't know if I was for or agin' it He was yellin' and screamin' a mile a minute Well, he said "Here comes the President But first this word from Pepsodent Have whiter teeth, cleaner breath When you're facin' nuclear death" [Verse 3] Then the President began to speak I knew right away he wouldn't be weak Well, he said he'd seen some missile bases And terrible smiles on Cuban faces Carryin' land reform too far Giving land to the USSR [Verse 4] Yes, he said we mustn't be afraid We're settin' up a little blockade Put our ships along the Cuban shores And if the Russian bear yells and roars we'll let him have it [Verse 5] From Turkey and Greece, Formosa and Spain From the peaceful West European plain From Alaska and Greenland, we'll use our means And twenty thousand submarines We're gonna teach 'em a lesson For trying to upset the balance of power [Verse 6] Well, most Americans stood behind The President and his military minds Me, I stood behind a bar Dreamin' of a spaceship getaway car Head for Mars Any other planet that has bars [Verse 7] Yes, it seemed the stand was strong and plain But some Republicans was goin' insane They said our plan was just too mild Spare the rod and spoil the child Sink Cuba into the sea Give 'em back democracy [Verse 8] Well, the deadline was set for ten o'clock For a cold war, it was gettin' hot Well, the Russians tried, the Russians failed And homeward bound those missiles sailed Mr. Khrushchev said "Better red than dead"