First they came for the unionist,
But i did not speak,
Cos it was not me,
No it was not me!
First they came for the communist,
But i did not speak,
Cos it was not me,
No it was not me!
First they came for the socialist,
But i did not speak,
Cos it was not me,
No it was not me!
Bystander or upstander,
Up to you if you stand or fall,
Eyes open or eyes blinded,
Up to you if you stand or fall.
First they came for the Jews,
But i did not speak,
Cos it was not me,
No it was not me!
First they came for the gays,
But i did not speak,
Cos it was not me,
No it was not me!
First they came for the gypsys,
But i did not speak,
Cos it was not me,
No it was not me!
Bystander or upstander,
Up to you if you stand or fall,
Eyes open or eyes blinded,
Up to you if you stand or fall.
First they came for me
But i could not speak,
No I could not speak,
No I could not speak!
