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