Let me tell you a story of old ancient glory A glory that was once to Rome And except for the truth and a few other things It's a story we've known to be told For I've lived in Pompeii Towards the very last days And I ran with my tail in between my legs And I went on my way In his castle King Pompedible sat high on his throne Thinking of money and the things that he wanted to own An intelligent clown name of Werner Von Braun
He was outside escaping one day And he looked all around and he spat on the ground And he said, "I've discovered a way" In nineteen forty-four Towards the end of the war And those with the drive and the will to survive Wouldn't fight anymore Under rust and the busted up concrete, the devil he died With a shot through the roof of the mouth with some cyanide