Chumbawamba – The day the nazi died (live)

I want to thank Ten Bears for the link to the song.  https://homelessonthehighdesert.com/2026/01/16/freys-day-four-twenty-forget-me-not/   But I did not repost his post of it as I should have because I struggle to understand the words despite repeated listening to it.  So this morning I looked up the lyrics.  I like the song and the lyrics ring true to me.  I will post both.   Lyrics first.   Hugs

 

[Verse 1]
We’re told that after the war the Nazis vanished without a trace
But battalions of fascists still dream of a master race
The history books, they tell of their defeat in ’45[Chorus]
But they all came out of the woodwork on the day the Nazi died

[Verse 2]
They say the prisoner at Spandau was a symbol of defeat
Whilst Hess remained imprisoned and the fascists, they were beat

So the promise of an Aryan world would never materialize

[Chorus]
So why did they all come out of the woodwork on the day the Nazi died?

[Verse 3]
The world is riddled with maggots; the maggots are getting fat
They’re making a tasty meal of all the bosses and bureaucrats
They’re taking over the boardrooms, and they’re fat and full of pride

[Chorus]
And they all came out of the woodwork on the day the Nazi died

[Verse 4]
So if you meet with these historians, I’ll tell you what to say
Tell them that the Nazis never really went away
They’re out there burning houses down and peddling racist lies

[Chorus]
And we’ll never rest again until every Nazi dies