Lyric 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
But when the tickatape flies
And blood is on the rise
You know it s got you in its sway
You 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
Yes 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...