The monkey sat on a pile of stones The monkey sat on a pile of stones O macaco sentou numa pilha de pedras And he stared at the broken bone in his hand And he stared at the broken bone in his hand E ele olhou para o osso quebrado na sua mão The strains of a Viennese quartet The strains of a Viennese quartet As cepas de um quarteto Vienense Rang out across the land Rang out across the land Ecoou em todo o país And the monkey looked up at the stars And the monkey looked up at the stars E o macaco olhou para as estrelas And he thought to himself And he thought to himself E pensou para si mesmo Memory is a stranger Memory is a stranger A memória é um estranho History is for fools History is for fools A história é para tolos And he cleaned his hands And he cleaned his hands E limpou suas mãos In a pool of holy writing In a pool of holy writing Em uma piscina de escrever santo Turned his back on the garden Turned his back on the garden Virou as costas para o jardim And set out for the nearest town And set out for the nearest town E partiu para a cidade mais próxima Hold on, hold on soldier Hold on, hold on soldier Hold on, hold on soldier When you add it all up When you add it all up Quando você soma tudo isso The tears and the marrowbone The tears and the marrowbone As lágrimas eo marrowbone There's an ounce of gold There's an ounce of gold Há uma onça de ouro And an ounce of pride in each ledger And an ounce of pride in each ledger E uma onça de orgulho em cada Ledger And the Germans killed the Jews And the Germans killed the Jews E os alemães mataram os judeus And the Jews killed the Arabs And the Jews killed the Arabs E os judeus mataram os árabes And the Arabs killed the hostages And the Arabs killed the hostages E os árabes mataram os reféns And that is the news And that is the news E essa é a notícia And is it any wonder And is it any wonder E isto é cada pensamento That the monkey's confused That the monkey's confused Que o macaco está confuso He said Mama Mama He said Mama Mama Ele disse Mama Mama The President's a fool The President's a fool Tolo do Presidente uma Why do I have to keep reading Why do I have to keep reading Por que eu tenho que manter a leitura These technical manuals These technical manuals Estes manuais técnicos And the joint chiefs of staff And the joint chiefs of staff E o Joint Chiefs of Staff And the brokers on Wall Street said And the brokers on Wall Street said E os corretores em Wall Street, disse Don't make us laugh Don't make us laugh Não nos fazem rir You're a smart kid You're a smart kid Você é um garoto esperto Time is linear Time is linear O tempo é linear Memory is a stranger Memory is a stranger A memória é um estranho History is for fools History is for fools A história é para tolos Man is a tool in the hands Man is a tool in the hands O homem é um instrumento nas mãos Of the great God Almighty Of the great God Almighty Do grande Deus Todo Poderoso And they gave him command And they gave him command E deram-lhe o comando Of a nuclear submarine Of a nuclear submarine De um submarino nuclear Sent him back in search of Sent him back in search of Enviou-o para trás em busca de The Garden of Eden The Garden of Eden O Jardim do Éden