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Albert Heinrich and his wife

Wanted to get away.

They wanted to go to West Berlin

Where it was free.

But in the attempt,

A missel was launched,

And an explosion occurred;

For the missel hit the truck

And Hilda died.

Albert Heinrich and his wife

Wanted to get away

From the harshness of

East Berlin.

She died in his arms

Just on the other side of the wall

As he was telling her

That they were free.

He wears her ring on a gold chain

Around his neck

To remind him of his loss,

Poor Hilda.

The consequences were serious,

The loss of both Hilda and his body,

Now Albert Heinrich

Is no longer Albert Heinrich.

He shoots the missals

That killed his wife.

He can't bear it

At times,

And his name

Is 004.