"Quem é o próximo (parceiro nuclear)?"

Em tempo de Guerra das Caricaturas, e de ameaças de Guerra do Irão, (por causa da proliferação de uma bomba nuclear (talvez dentro de dois anos que ameaça o país que tem nove mil) é boa ideia saber quem sabe rir. Nada melhor do que o "único cantor intelectual revolucionário" que os EUA produziram desde 1776: Tom Lehrer. Com uma carreira muito desigual e ainda vivo, é o único capaz de pôr a tabela períodica em música, de gozar com os marines, tendo sido do exército americano, de gozar com a universidade, ele que ensinou em Harvard, e com os cientistas "Plagiar, Plagiar e no fim chame-lhe investigar".
Para começar a sua canção sobre a "proliferação nuclear".

Who's Next?

One of the big news items of the past year concerned the fact that China, which we called "Red China," exploded a nuclear bomb, which we called a device. Then Indonesia announced that it was going to have one soon, and proliferation became the word of the day. Here's a song about that:

First we got the bomb, and that was good,
'Cause we love peace and motherhood.
Then Russia got the bomb, but that's okay,
'Cause the balance of power's maintained that way.
Who's next?

France got the bomb, but don't you grieve,
'Cause they're on our side (I believe).
China got the bomb, but have no fears,
They can't wipe us out for at least five years.
Who's next?

Then Indonesia claimed that they
Were gonna get one any day.
South Africa wants two, that's right:
One for the black and one for the white.
Who's next?

Egypt's gonna get one too,
Just to use on you know who.
So Israel's getting tense.
Wants one in self defense.
"The Lord's our shepherd," says the psalm,
But just in case, we better get a bomb.
Who's next?

Luxembourg is next to go,
And (who knows?) maybe Monaco.
We'll try to stay serene and calm
When Alabama gets the bomb.
Who's next?
Who's next?
Who's next?
Who's next?