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...