[Verse 1]
I signed aboard some sea ships
Just to see the ocean roll
I flew the clouds in airplanes
Just to satisfy my soul

Up in that big blue heaven
My hopes can freely roam
I will build my sun-dried brick wall
Where my soul can feel at home

[Chorus]
My angel, my darling
When that atom bomb does come
Let me by your pillow
While this world’s on fire

Wildfire will run crawling
While the walls will come falling
Lay your weary head down
While the world’s on fire

[Verse 2]
When the flames go creeping
When the smoke plume is leaping
We’ll play like we’re sleeping
While the world’s on fire
While the skies they’re clearing
We’ll rise up dreaming
Build our city from the ashes
When the world was on fire

[Chorus]
My angel, my darling
When that atom bomb does come
Let me by your pillow
While this world’s on fire