Sing with me tonight for Elżbieta who was shot

And let’s raise a glass to her memory

With warmth in our hearts

Let’s take to the streets

And tear down every Nazi poster

From the Ghetto to the Old Town



We’ll paint turtles all the way down

And leave invites to hell for the Nazis

Meet me by the factory wall

After you’ve wasted the day away



After you’ve wasted the day away

After you’ve wasted the day away



Meet me by the factory wall



After school, we sent letters to the security forces

Claiming to have seen some Germans collaborating

With Poles whose names we made up



Tonight, I’m visiting with Andrzej’s mother

I’ve a note that he wrote her from prison

He says men were taken to the edge of the forest

And never returned

And never returned



Tomorrow we’ll tear down their flags

For what they did to Poniatowski



After we’ve wasted the day away

After we’ve wasted the day away



And we’ll play Tango Milonga

On commandeered German megaphones



They tried to steal Copernicus

Claim him by decree as one of their own

But Dawidowski and his gang

Gifted laughs to the Varsovians



After school, let’s take rifles to the underground armory

Whisper the new password and scan the busy sidewalk

For SS dressed like all death



Tonight, I’m visiting with Cibor’s brother

I’ve a note for them to read in their cell

It says men were taken to the edge of the forest

And never returned

And never returned

And never returned



And never returned

And never returned

And never returned



You can battle fear with humor

And you can seal then a grave with a kiss

And then even on nights like this

You’ll have a joke and a good reason



To no longer waste your day away

To no longer waste your day away



And so, sing with me tonight for Andrzej who was shot

And let’s raise a glass to his memory

With warmth in our hearts

Let’s take to the streets

And tear down every Nazi poster

From the Ghetto to the Old Town



And we will not waste our day away

And we will not waste our day away

And we will not waste our day away

And we will not waste our day away

And we will not waste our day away

And we will not waste our day away

And we will not waste our day away

And we will not waste our day away



And never returned

And never returned

And never returned

And never returned

And never returned

And never returned

And never returned



And we will not waste our day away

And we will not waste our day away

And we will not waste our day away

And we will not waste our day away

And we will not waste our day away



And so, sing with me tonight for Andrzej who was shot

And let’s raise a glass to his memory

With warmth in our hearts

Let’s take to the streets

And tear down every Nazi poster

From the Ghetto to the Old Town

And for Cibor who was shot

Let’s raise a glass

And let’s take to the streets

And tear down every Nazi poster

From the Ghetto to the Old Town

We’ll paint turtles all the way down

Designate lamp posts for the Nazi necks

And we will not waste our day away

And we will not waste our day away



And we will not waste our day away

And we will not waste our day away

And we will not waste our day away

And we will not waste our day away