by: Jimmy Buffett 



Missing link crouched upon a promontory rock 

Trying to figure out his biological clock 

no one around to announce his arrival 

so he's got to get to work on his sense of survival 



oh, oh it's a dangerous world 



Oh but in China they got smart real fast 

that's where they invented the manmade blast 

they lost a few fingers and some bamboo shacks 

but they gave birth to a tribe of pyromaniancs 



oh, oh it's a dangerous world (dangerous world dangerous world) 

fire in the sky, lava in the ocean 

sitting around waiting for the next explosion 



back in the 50s they thought it made good sense 

to teach all the school children 'bout civil defense 

don't be scared (don't be scared) 

do not cry (please don't cry) 

just dive under your desk and kiss your ass goodbye 



oh, oh such a dangerous world (dangerous world dangerous world) 



it was a hell of a hustle 

paranoia promotion 

everybody duck and cover just waitin' for the next explosion 



Where're you gonna be when it hits the fan 

got a plan 

whatcha gonna do if it lands on you 

where's your point of view 



down at the beach club there's a sales convention 

night sky is the focus of that crowd's attention 

It's no cosmic collision just a fireworks show 

but they feel it in their hearts when those concussion bombs blow 



oh, oh such a dangerous world (dangerous world dangerous world) 



gunpowder's louder than Newton's law of motion 

everybody's waiting for the next explosion 



fire on the sky falling in the ocean 

sitting around waiting for the next explosion 

(sitting around waiting for the next explosion)