Langeweile [English translation]

Anton was a caveman; he survived by hunting

He didn't smoke cigarettes, 'cause there weren't any back then

He just sat quietly by the fire and stared into space

Then he built hand axes, just out of boredom

Martin L. was a scholar

He often stared out the window

Then he translated the Bible

Line for line, just out of boredom

[Refrain:]

Well, I, for my part, am more into TV

'Cause my wife and I so enjoy watching

I'm no genius, to be sure

But that's never bothered me

Rockefeller was a poor man

He stared into the newspaper

He bought half of America, mile for mile

Doubled his millions, just out of boredom

Marie Curie was a physicist

She often sat inside her little house

She was dying to get at the nucleus of the atom

And split it into pieces, just out of boredom

[Refrain:]

Well, I, for my part, am more into TV

'Cause my wife and I so enjoy watching

I'm no genius, to be sure

But that's never bothered me

Well, I, for my part, am more into TV

'Cause my wife and I so enjoy watching

I'm no genius, to be sure

But that's never bothered me