The monkey sat on a pile of stones 猴子坐在一堆石头

And he stared at the broken bone in his hand 他在破骨在他的手盯着

And the strains Viennese quartet 而株维也纳四重奏

Rang out across the land 响起了全国的土地

The monkey looked up at the stars 猴子抬头看着星星

And he thought to himself 他心想：

Memory is a stranger 记忆是一个陌生人

History is for fools 历史是傻子

And he cleaned his hands 他打扫他的手

In a pool of holy writing 在圣书面池

Turned his back on the garden 转身背对花园

And set out for the nearest town 并列出了最近的城镇

Hold on hold on soldier 持保留的士兵

When you add it all up 当您添加了这一切

The tears and marrowbone 泪水和marrowbone

There's an ounce of gold 有一盎司黄金

And an ounce of pride in each ledger 和自豪在每一个分类帐盎司

And the Germans killed the Jews 和德国人杀害犹太人

And the Jews killed the Arabs 和犹太人被杀的阿拉伯人

And Arabs killed the hostages 和阿拉伯人杀害人质

And that is the news 而这就是新闻

And is it any wonder 而这是否很奇怪

That the monkey's confused 那猴子的困惑

He said Mama Mama 他说，妈妈妈妈

The President's a fool 总统的傻瓜

Why do I have to keep reading 为什么我要坚持读书

These technical manuals 这些技术手册

And the joint chiefs of staff 和工作人员联席会议

And the brokers on Wall Street said 和华尔街的经纪商称

Don't make us laugh 不要让我们笑

You're smart kid 你是聪明的孩子

Time is linear 时间是线性的

Memory's a stranger 记忆是一个陌生人

History's for fools 历史上的傻瓜

Man is a tool in the hands 男人手中的一个工具

Of the great God Almighty 伟大的上帝，全能的

And they gave him command 他们便给他的命令

Of a nuclear submarine 核潜艇的

And sent him back in search of 并送他回去寻找

The Garden of Eden 伊甸园