Lindisfarne – Mother Russia
[Verse 1]
Lenin lies so stately, Karl’s a forgotten man
Joseph played his cards wrong, ’cause he couldn’t understand
[Verse 2]
History is bunkum, I heard, some American said
If you can’t deal with the living, you might as well be with the dead
Mother Russia, your sons have left you crying in the rain
Your sadness tears my heart out, but it isn’t easy to explain____
[Interlude]
[Verse 3]
The rat race is coming to get you, his bony hands reach long
You might as well forget you ever played a different song
[Verse 4]
No Tolstoy no Tchaikovsky gonna get you out of this
Just close your eyes and turn your cheek, get ready for the Judas kiss
Mother Russia, your sons have left you crying in the rain
Your sadness tears my heart out, but it isn’t easy to explain
I walk your fields in wonder, as I softly call your name
Mamma, Mamma, Mamma, isn’t it a shame
Isn’t it a shame
Isn’t it a shame (Mother Russia - whoa-oh)
Isn’t it a shame (Mother Russia - whoa-oh, whoa-oh)
[Verse 5]
In war your sons were taken, in peace they built a wall
Their future’s now forsaken, who’ll be there to break your fall?
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Mother Russia, your sons have left you crying in the rain
Your sadness tears my heart out, do you think it’s easy to explain
I walk your fields in wonder, as I softly call your name
Mamma, Mamma, Mamma, isn’t it a shame
Isn’t it a shame
Isn’t it a shame (Mother Russia)
Isn’t it a shame (whoa-oh)
Mamma, Mamma, Mamma (Mother Russia)
Isn’t it a shame (whoa-oh, Mother Russia)
Mamma, Mamma, Mamma (Mother Russia)
