Our glorious leader Declares by decree: 'the music of the glorious state from this time on will be Square-jawed and dreary For the good of us all.' Hammer, stirrup and anvil under state control My name is dimitri Man of some renown In this symphony of spies i keep my ear to the ground Stave, crochet and quaver Under the editor's scrawl Hammer, stirrup and anvil under state control An operetta for our leader A quartet for the drawer He gets the rank cantatas And i keep the score A libretto for the death camps Some day you'll hear them all Hammer, stirrup and anvil under state control Hammer, stirrup and anvil under state control