Stuart William Hagan

BIG BOOT DANCE

14-15 December 1986

Words and Lyrics copyrighted Stuart William Hagan & Bill Sutter©

Am7       Em

Reveille!

Am7         Em

Parade in green

    Am7          Em

A million men

                                  Am7

Oil the fighting machine

Am7       Em

History

Am7             Em

Dead men’s dreams

    Am7                Em

A million men’s blood

                                Am7      Em

Oil the fighting machine

CHORUS

G            Am

Can’t go

A               G          D

To the Big Boot Dance

Am

Without learning your trade

Of killing your foe

You start waving your flag

                                          Em

‘Cause you’re ready to go

Called to arms

For God and Queen

And mother’s fears

Of the fighting machine

Military scene

The war for peace

You lay down your life

‘Til the politicians cease

CHORUS (with alt wording)

Can’t go

To the Big Boot Dance

With your mother’s farewell

Your father’s handshake

Your sweethearts last kiss

And all the plans that you made

Raining steel

Kill or be killed

Target practice

For many hand grenades

Machine guns

Only add to your fear

Your body’s of flesh

Take me away from here

CHORUS (with alt wording)

Can’t go

To the Big Boot Dance

Without lead in your head

Your skull on the floor

Letters from loved ones

You’ll read no more

MIDDLE 8

(Slow)

Am

No-----------------------------------

No more war for me

Being a ghost

Sets men free

A grave----------------------------

I couldn’t find

The relief of death

Is really kind

I’ve joined the legions

Of those who have gone

And now I’m in the regiment

That marches on and on and on

Eternally---------------------------

(Pick up beat)

The last post

Plays a final chord

A million men lie

Dead on enemy shores

What’s was the point

If you do it again

Take a million souls

And make them fall in

CHORUS (with alt wording)

Don’t go

To the Big Boot Dance

Till you’ve lived out your life

Like a politician

Who hide behind words

And their wild ambitions

CHORUS (with alt wording)

Can’t go

To the Big Boot Dance

Without lead in your head

Your skull on the floor

Letters from loved ones

You’ll read no more

Big Boot Dance© - words and music copyright Stuart William Hagan©  & Bill Sutter©