Re: Music on a nuclear theme

[Wes Van Pelt <VanPeltW@idt.net>]

And of course the greatest radiation song is:

The Wild West is Where I Want to Be

by Tom Lehrer, 1952

Along the trail you'll find me lopin',
While the spaces are wide open
In the land of the ol' AEC.

Where the scenery is attractive,
and the air is radioactive,
Oh, the wild west is where I wanna be.

Near the sage brush and the cactus,
I'll watch the fellows practice
dropping bombs thru the clean desert breeze.

I'll have on my sombrero
and of course I'll wear a pair o'
Levis over my lead BVDs.

I will leave the city's rush,
Leave the fancy and plush,
Leave the snow and leave the slush
and the crowds.

I will seek the desert's hush
where the scenery is lush
how I long to see the mush...
....room clouds.

Mid the yuccas and the thistles,
I will watch the guided missiles,
while the old FBI watches me.

Yes, I'll soon make my appearance,
soon as I can get my clearance,
‘Cause the wild west is where I wanna be.

-- 
Wesley R. Van Pelt, Ph.D., CIH, CHP                KF2LG
President, Van Pelt Associates, Inc.     
Consulting in radiological health and safety.
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