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Song title: Phil Ochs - Talking Cuban Crisis

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It was just a little while ago I glued my ears to the radio
The announcer was sayin wed better beware
A crisis was hanging - a wave from the air
Crawlin on the ground
Swimmin in the sea
Headin for me

Well, I didnt 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
Have cleaner breath
When youre facin nuclear death

And then president john began to speak
And I knew right away he wouldnt be weak
Well, he said hed seen some missile bases
And terrible smiles on cuban faces
Close pictures
Carryin land reform too far
Giving land to the ussr

Well, he said we mustnt be afraid
Were settin up a little blockade
Put our ships along the cuban shores
And if the russian bear yells and roars,
Well let him have it

From turkey and greece, formosa and spain
The peaceful west european plain
From alaska and greenland well use our means
And twenty thousand submarines
Were gonna teach the russians a lesson
For trying to upset the balance of power

Now most americans stood behind
The president and his military minds
But me, I stood behind a bar
Dreamin of a spaceship getaway car
Head for mars
Any other planet that has bars
Like gerdes folk city

Yes, it seemed the presidents stand was strong and plain
But some republicans was a-goin insane
And they still are
They said our plan was just too mild
Spare the rod and spoil the child
Lets sink cuba into the sea
And give em back democracy
Under the water

Well, the deadline was set for ten oclock
For a cold war it was a-gettin hot
Well, the russians tried, the russians failed
Homeward bound those missiles sailed
Mr. khruschev said, better red than dead.

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