The radio was talkin’, talkin about the news
Said there’s gonna be war, and a war that we might lose
They said to get prepared any way you can,
There might be a chance that we’ll never see the surface again.

So I go to the store and buy myself a lot.
Some mortar and bricks, a bed and a cooking pot
Gonna make myself a safe place in time,
Let the missiles fly, I don’t care, I don’t plan to die.

Then I’ll be safe, but the others will be feelin’ bad
All I can say is “thank you!” to Conelrad.
They were there for my protection,
And they led me onward in the right direction.

Bert keep teaching the kids what they should do
Bands keep playin’ those great cold war tunes
Hear the missile whistle and sirens blare,
Even if we win, there might be no one left to care.

Everybody is joining in the CD plan
Thery’re wanting to help in every way that they can.
We sing “America must never die,”
But the commies will continue to give it a try
Let the missiles fly, I don’t care I don’t plan to die.

The time has come to act instead of talk
If you follow the plan survival will be a lock.
Listen to the people at Civil Defense.
Because what they say is just common sense.
Let the missiles fly, I don’t care I don’t plan to die.

I said, Let the missiles fly, I don’t care I don’t plan to die.