‘bout six months in the future and it’s comin’ real near.
There’s gonna be some changes ‘round here.
Some may call it madness. Other call it sane.
But one day the bomb will go bang.

We’re Waiting for the Bomb to Go Off.
While the politicians scorn and scoff.
Little kids in every school
will glow green and pink and blue
on the day when the bomb will go off.

Don’t tell me that there’s too much radioactivity.
I can always get through on my C.B.
And don’t say there’s Strontium 90 in the cows over at my place.
Unless you’d like a load of buckshot in your face.

We’re Waiting for the Bomb to Go Off.
While the politicians scorn and scoff.
Little kids in every school
will glow green and pink and blue
on the day when the bomb will go off.

Some nerd will push the button. Quite by accident you hear.
It seems he brushed the button with his ear.
And while the rest of you sit back and wait for the explosion number one. I’ll be fighting off the looters with my gun.

We’re Waiting for the Bomb to Go Off.
While the politicians scorn and scoff.
Little kids in every school
will glow green and pink and blue
on the day when the bomb will go off.

Words and Music by JJ Jenkins and George Petersen
© 1984 JENPET Music International (ASCAP)