- First they came for the communists
- And I didn’t speak out
- Cause I wasn’t no I wasn’t a communist
- Then they came for the trade unionists
- And I didn’t speak out
- Cause I wasn’t no I wasn’t a trade unionist
- The they came they came for the jews
- And I didn’t speak out
- Cause I wasn’t no I wasn’t a jew
- Then they came they came for me
- They didn’t hear my plea
- But they there one was left no no one left
- To speak for me.
- First they came for the communists
- And I didn’t speak out
- Cause I wasn’t no I wasn’t a communist
- Then they came for the trade unionists
- And I didn’t speak out
- Cause I wasn’t no I wasn’t a trade unionist
- The they came they came for the jews
- And I didn’t speak out
- Cause I wasn’t no I wasn’t a jew
- Then they came they came for me
- They didn’t hear my plea
- But they there one was left no no one left
- To speak for me.