Nobody Needs a Nuke (a.k.a. Everyone Needs A Hug and a Kiss)

words by Carole Rose Livingston
(c) 1986
tune: Here We Go Loop-de-loo

1.

Everyone needs a job.
Everyone needs some food.
Everyone needs a hug and a kiss.
Nobody needs a nuke.

Nobody needs a nuke (uh uh).
Nobody needs a nuke (un un).
Everyone needs a hug and a kiss.
Nobody needs a nuke.

2.

Everyone needs the rain.
Everyone needs the sun.
Everyone needs a hug and a kiss.
Nobody needs the bomb.

Nobody needs the bomb (uh uh).
Nobody needs the bomb (un un).
Everyone needs a hug and a kiss.
Nobody needs the bomb.

3.

Everyone needs a roof.
Everyone needs a floor.
Everyone needs a hug and a kiss.
No one needs nuclear war.

No one needs nuclear war (uh uh).
No one needs nuclear war (un un).
Everyone needs a hug and a kiss.
No one needs nuclear war.

4.

Everyone needs the ground, the earth.
Everyone needs a flower.
Everyone needs a hug and a kiss.
No one needs nuclear power.

No one needs nuclear power (uh uh).
No one needs nuclear power (un un).
Everyone needs a hug and a kiss.
No one needs nuclear power.

5.

Everyone needs some love.
Everyone needs some friends.
Everyone needs a hug and a kiss.
And a song about peace without end.

A song about peace without end (uh huh).
A song about peace without end (um hm).
Everyone needs a hug and a kiss,
And a song about peace without end.

(1st ending:)

So
We'll sing it all over again.

(2nd ending:)

And
That's how the so-o-ong ends.

This is a game for kids (also a rally song for grown-ups) in which each line can be accompanied by the appropriate gesture or sound. It can be performed in a circle or with a leader facing a semicircle or audience.