Die Großen lässt man laufen [English translation]

One steals a bottle of drink

Gets caught and ends in klink

And is then never happy with his life again

The other rips off millions

But he doesn't get caught

And lies in the sun somewhere

And the moral of the story

You've got it already

If you've got nout, you're done for

[Refrain:]

Because the big are let go

And the little are put away

Lady Justice does seem a little blind

Yeah, yeah, the big are let go

And the little are done for

Justice, it has a heart of stone

One gets hauled to court

He's failed on a loan

Has no money for a lawyer – so it's jail

The other, he's bagged too much

He's made a quick, cool deal

And pays as much tax as suits him

And the moral of the story

You've got it already

All's not lost, you just need money

Refrain

Because guilt is two-faced

The little get the stick while the big go free

And whoever pays is always right

Fraud is a cavalier offence

A good lawyer knows the trick

Can't afford him – what bad luck

And the moral of the story

Crime does pay

But only when it's more than a million

Because the big are let go

And the little are put away

Lady Justice does seem a little blind

Yeah, yeah, the big are let go

And the little are put away

Justice, it has a heart of stone

(Justice, it has a heart of stone)

Yeah, justice, it has a heart of stone