Did you do what nobody had?
Wearing high-heels or even a hat?
Or did you dare to wear quite short of a skirt,
without asking neighbors for permission first?
Obviously now they avoid you for good,
you’re a disgrace for the whole neighborhood!
You don’t even know exactly their names,
while they verbally put you in flames.
Let the people talk, and don’t listen to them.
Most people don’t intend to do harm.
Most people have nothing better to get done.
Let the people talk, by day and by night.
Let the people talk - nothing new under the sun.
Certainly a bank you have raided:
Your rent, how else you could pay it?
Your name is on the US terrorist list, yes.
Because you were Bin Ladens’ favourite mistress.
Do you daily shave your facial hair?
Or did you bury a corpse over there?
That is what the neighbors insinuate,
so don’t be surprised, police will knock at your gate.
Let the people talk, and don’t listen to them.
Most people don’t intend to do harm.
It’s what their boring life entails:
Have it spiced up by telling fairytales.
And with doubtlessness
they don’t feel ashamed
they lack a trace of judiciosness.
Time and again they display their ignorance and xenophobia.
Did you hear the rumor of the day?
Prostitution is how your bills you pay.
Near the station for wooers you wait,
been seen by a friend’s acquaintance’s mate.
Let the people talk, smile along and yes:
Most folks educate themselves by social media yellow press.
Which consists of, as surely we all know,
Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt fear, hate, tits and the weather of tomorrow.
Let the people talk, coz it’s always like this of course:
While they keep taking at least they can’t do worse.
A trace of hypocrisy can serve you well:
Stay polite and don’t respond to their chat,
no better way to drive 'em mad.