Assorted junk

Silvery-white

Glowin' so bright

Especially at 729 degrees (the melting point)

But withstanding fire with all of your might

You're rare as can be

Soft and lumpy

And somewhat, somewhat malleable (malleable)

But very high ductility

So wonderful don't you see?

Barium

56 beautiful protons

Often 81 neutrons

And 6 Valence electrons

Barium

My radioactive lover

Reactive lover

Alkali earth metal

You gimme an x-ray view

And sulfur wants to be with you

Says it occurs in nature

And I guess that's true

But you and me we're gonna be together

Through all of

your radioactive weather (poison the rain)

Still think that you're better (than the other elements)

Sir David Humphrey found you in 1808

You're great for glass-making and the stuff those rats ate

Oil drills and rubber would fail without you

The guys making green in fire would be left without a clue

And there's that sub-metallic luster

Barium

56 beautiful protons

Often 81 neutrons

And 6 Valence electrons

Barium

My radioactive lover

Reactive lover

Alkali earth metal

oh-oo-oh-oh