Well, I was feelin' sad and feelin' blue, I didn't know what in the world I was gonna do, Them Communists they wus comin' around, They wus in the air, They wus on the ground..
Come gather around people, wherever you roam. And admit that the waters around you have grown. And accept it that soon you'll be drenched to the bone.
Everybody's building ships and boats. Some are building monuments. Others jotting down notes. Everybody's in despair. Every girl and boy. But when Quinn the Eskimo gets here.
Early one mornin' the sun was shinin',. I was layin' in bed. Wond'rin' if she'd changed at all. If her hair was still red.. Her folks they said our lives together.