Janis Ian — Dance with Me

[Verse 1] And when the war was over I went dancing in the streets With the corpse of my dead brother To the sacrificial beat The Boy Scouts and the Legionnaires Came home from overseas Singing, "Glory Hallelujah!" To the swank Gestapo beat [Chorus] Hallelujah, hallelujah I've never seen in the whole of my life An intelligent sacrifice Hallelujah, hallelujah Give me a reason to go on believing And I'm ready to pay the price [Verse 2] I heard of a plan, in the president's mansion High up in the sky It called for a sacrifice And my brother paid the price Sent him home in a bag The American flag Was draped around the box And the coffin lid was locked And the note said, "Thanks a lot" [Verse 3] Come and dance with me Come and dance with me I'm home from overseas I'm a corpse up to my knees Celebrate the victory Do you want to dance And hold me tight? I'm feeling most diseased And I need your company Come and dance Come and dance [Instrumental] [Verse 4] Come and dance, come and dance I'm home from overseas And I need your company Celebrate the victory Would you like to dance and hold me tight? I'm feeling most diseased But I'm easier to please Come and dance, come and dance