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So long, Mom I'm off to drop the bomb So don't wait up for me But while you swelter Down there in your shelter You can see me On your TV

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Tom Lehrer
Age: 96
Born: 1928
Born: April 9
Lyricist
Mathematician
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University Teacher
New York City
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Thomas Andrew Lehrer
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