Boney M. — Rasputin (Sopot Festival 1979)
Lyrics from lrclib
[00:32.56] Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey
[00:36.21] Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey
[00:40.29] Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey
[00:51.26] There lived a certain man in Russia long ago
[00:54.58] He was big and strong, in his eyes a flaming glow
[00:58.17] Most people look at him with terror and with fear
[01:02.12] But to Moscow chicks, he was such a lovely dear
[01:06.92] He could preach the Bible like a preacher
[01:10.27] Full of ecstasy and fire
[01:14.26] But he also was the kind of teacher
[01:17.84] Women would desire
[01:21.46] Ra-Ra-Rasputin, lover of the Russian Queen
[01:25.61] There was a cat that really was gone
[01:29.16] Ra-Ra-Rasputin, Russia's greatest love machine
[01:32.88] It was a shame how he carried on
[01:53.96] He ruled the Russian land and never mind the Tsar
[01:57.15] But the kazachok, he danced really wunderbar
[02:01.13] In all affairs of state, he was the man to please
[02:04.94] But he was real great when he had a girl to squeeze
[02:09.31] For the Queen, he was no wheeler-dealer
[02:12.99] Though she'd heard the things he'd done
[02:16.95] She believed he was a holy healer
[02:20.39] Who would heal her son
[02:24.33] Ra-Ra-Rasputin, lover of the Russian Queen
[02:28.38] There was a cat that really was gone
[02:32.12] Ra-Ra-Rasputin, Russia's greatest love machine
[02:35.76] It was a shame how he carried on
[02:43.25] But when his drinking, and lusting and his hunger for power
[02:46.76] Became known to more and more people
[02:51.02] The demands to do something about this outrageous man became louder and louder
[02:57.15] Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey
[03:00.13] Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey
[03:03.82] Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey
[03:07.74] Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey
[03:19.30] "This man's just gotta go," declared his enemies
[03:22.60] But the ladies begged, "Don't you try to do it, please"
[03:26.71] No doubt this Rasputin had lots of hidden charms
[03:31.02] Though he was a brute, they just fell into his arms
[03:34.53] Then one night some men of higher standing
[03:38.49] Set a trap, they're not to blame
[03:42.38] "Come to visit us," they kept demanding
[03:45.77] And he really came
[03:49.75] Ra-Ra-Rasputin, lover of the Russian Queen
[03:53.30] They put some poison into his wine
[03:57.13] Ra-Ra-Rasputin, Russia's greatest love machine
[04:01.04] He drank it all, and he said, "I feel fine"
[04:07.16] Ra-Ra-Rasputin, lover of the Russian Queen
[04:10.79] They didn't quit, they wanted his head
[04:14.48] Ra-Ra-Rasputin, Russia's greatest love machine
[04:18.80] And so they shot him 'til he was dead
[04:24.09] Oh, those Russians
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