Yellow Triangle

Christy Moore

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YELLOW TRIANGLE Black triangle, pink triangle, green triangle, red triangle, blue triangle, lilac triangle, And they wore the yellow triangle. When first they came for the criminals, I did not speak. Then they began to take the Jews, When they fetched the people who were members of trade unions, I did not speak. When they took the Bible students, Rounded up the homosexuals, Then they gathered up the immigrants and the gypsies, I did not speak. Eventually they came for me And there was no one left to speak.

DON’T LET IT HAPPEN HERE One day they came and they took the Communists And I said nothing because I was not a Communist Then one day they came and they took the people of the Jewish faith And I said nothing because I had no faith left One day they came and they took the Unionists And I said nothing because I was not a Unionist One day they burned the Catholic churches And I said nothing because I was born a Protestant Then one day they came and they took me And I could say nothing because I was as guilty as they were For not speaking out and saying That all men have a right to freedom on any land I was as guilty of genocide as you, all of you For you know when a man is free And when to set him free from his slavery So I charge you all with genocide