Sadly Now I Stand Alone

speak out because I was not a socialist.

Then they came for the trade unionist and I did not speak out, because I was no a trade unionist.

Then they came for the Jews and I did not speak out because I was not a Jew.

Then they came for me and there was no one left to speak for me.

Martin Niemoller

1892-1984

Oh my! This is more than chilling!!!

Sadly Now I Stand Alone

It used to be a happy people, one day.

We mingled with one another as we watched our children play.

Then came the soldier with guns in tow

They picked out all the Jews and told them they must go

They came again and took the atheists

And in the next week they seized the pacifists

I did not stand for I feared reprisal

Who was left would cower at their arrival

Now I stood alone you see

With no one left to stand for me.