Down in New Mexico we were trav’lin’ along
Stopped in Los Alamos, didn’t stay long
But we wanted to see the scene of the crime
Where they made the A-bomb and then created a shrine, singin’
"Alleluia! We’re keeping the peace
We are the stewards of security
Alleluia! Put your minds at ease
We will protect your life and liberty"
Not too far from my own back door
Is a trigger that would signal up a nuclear war
It travels down to the ground, across the sea
And up from the water comes a nuclear submarine, singin’ (refrain)
Walkin’ through the woods with an old Swede saw
Are some people who decided to uphold the law
They said, “Keepin’ the peace is a whole lot bigger”
And they cut down the pole of that nuclear trigger, singin’
"Alleluia, alleluia! We are here to keep the peace
Alleluia, alleluia! We'll sit back and rest at ease
When every woman, every child, Every man, every creature of the wild
Every river, every rock, every foreign land
isn’t under the gun…of your security plan
Alleluia, alleluia! We are here to keep the peace...
Words and Music by Sara Thomsen
© 2003 Sara Thomsen