Now that they are gone, you know, the truth it can be told They were sacrificial lambs in the market place sold Now that they are gone, you know, the truth it can come out They were never proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt The people said they were guilty at the time Some even said there hadn't a-been any crime People look upon this couple with contempt and doubt But they loved each other right up to the time they checked out Eisenhower was president, Senator Joe was king Long as you didn't say nothing you could say anything Now some they blamed the system, some they blamed the man Now that it is over, no one knows how it began Every kingdom got to fall, even the Third Reich Man can do what he pleases but not for as long as he like Well, they say they gave the secrets of the atom bomb away Like no one else could think of it, it wouldn't be here today Someone says the fifties was the age of great romance I say that's just a lie, it was when fear had you in a trance
