He took the reins of power in 1933
The appointed deputy fuhrer of the N.S.D.A.P.
This is the story of Rudolf Hess a brave and loyal man
He gave his life for his beliefs because he loved his land
On that night of May 10th in 1941
He boarded an Me-110 for his mission has just begun
Destination:Scotland the duke of Hamilton he must seek
But what was to unfold from this emissary of peace

Imprisoned! For his proposal of peace
An attempt at white unity so the brothers war would cease
Held as a private prisoner for the duration of the war
Until October 1945 when the trial hit the floor
Hess was found guilty for crimes against peace
Sentenced to a life in hell for fighting for his beliefs
Then for the next 40 years he’d rot in a Spandau cell
Because he tried to end the war they sentenced him to hell

Now stripped of his identity and left to rot away
No longer known as Rudolf Hess number 7 his new name
Until in 1987 on August 17
When Hess began his journey to eternal sleep
Your gone but not forgotten you live in our hearts and minds
What you have done to save your race sends chills down my spine
Now every year on the 17th we fly our flags up high
And salute in remembrance a true martyr of our time