XTC — War Dance

There's an epidemic Stirring passions in young hearts Even the old campaigners Have got it really bad Well, we ain't seen nothing like it Since coronation day But when the street parties sound I'm going underground To keep the rabid hounds at bay Oh, my, my, this war dance A patriotic romance No, we ain't seen nothing like it Since coronation day Oh, my, my, my But when the ticker tape flies And blood is on the rise You know it's got you in its sway You've got yourself a war dance There's a cheap sensation Keeping Fleet Street wide awake Everyone wants a slice of The jingoistic cake And they're resurrecting Churchill And bringing national service back Fueling power and glory fever Makes for a sicker Union Jack Yeah, I'm talking about this war dance A patriotic romance And I know all you poets Have seen it all before About the stirring of those young hearts Back in the first world war Oh, my, my, this war dance Patriotic romance This war dance Got a world war three dance Oh, my, my, my, war dance The stirring of those young hearts, young hearts War dance, um, war dance