THE WILD WEST IS WHERE I WANT TO BE

SOURCE: Bob Pfeffer
SOURCE'S SOURCE: Tom Lehrer, Too Many Songs by Tom Lehrer (Pantheon, 1981)

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Along the trail you'll find me lopin'
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Where the spaces are wide open,
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In the land of the old AEC (DOE, NRC, ERDA?)
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Where the scenery's attractive,
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And the air is radioactive,
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Oh, the wild west is where I want to be.

'Mid the sagebrush and the cactus
I will watch the fellers practice
Droppin' bombs through the clean desert breeze.
I will have on my sombrero
And of course I'll wear a pair o'
Levis over my lead BVD's
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INTERLUDE: I will leave the city's rush,
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Leave the fancy and the plush,
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Leave the snow and leave the slush
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And the crowds.
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I will seek the desert's hush,
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Where the scenery is lush,
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How I long to see the mush-
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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 want to be.

@cowboy
Copyright Tom Lehrer
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