The Body Electric - Hurray For The Riff Raff

Said you’re gonna shoot me down, put my body in the river

Shoot me down, put my body in the river

While the whole world sings, sing it like a song

The whole world sings like there’s nothing going wrong

He shot her down, he put her body in the river

He covered her up, but I went to get her

And I said, «My girl, what happened to you now?»

I said, «My girl, we gotta stop it somehow»

Oh, and tell me, what’s a man with a rifle in his hand

Gonna do for a world that’s so sick and sad?

Tell me, what’s a man with a rifle in his hand

Gonna do for a world that’s so gone mad?

He’s gonna shoot me down, put my body in the river

Cover me up with the leaves of September

Like an old sad song, you heard it all before

Well, Delia’s gone, but I’m settling the score

So tell me, what’s a man with a rifle in his hand

Gonna do for a world that’s just dying slow?

Tell me, what’s a man with a rifle in his hand

Gonna do for his daughter when it’s her turn to go?