A comedy song from 1926
Words and music by Moe Jaffe and Nat Bonx
This is a humorous satire of the Russian Revolution and the rise of communism.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- I come from a-cross-ky the sea
Oh! I’m a Bolshevik
The land-ski of Vodka and Tea
And stuff that has a kick
My girl-o-vitch is waiting there
And she misses me
I will give this place the air
For I long to be
Chorus
Far far away
In that Bolsheviki land-o-vitch
They never shave
So, they never get the barber’s itch
When they do their dance (Hup)
They wear bloomer pants (Hup)
When the take a drink (Hup)
They don’t stop to think (Hup)
Far far away
In that Bolsheviki Land-o-vitch
- I love-sky to travel and roam
But now I want no more
‘Cause bus’ness is rushin’ at home
It’s rushin’ by the door
The Czar and the Czardine somehow
Loved to see us canned
I will take a tax-sky now
To my native land
Chorus
Far far away
In that Bolsheviki land-o-vitch
They all wear beards
So they can not tell just which is which
When they play their game (Hup)
Skee ball is it’s name (Hup)
They don’t use their head (Hup)
‘Cause their brains are dead (Hup)
Far far away
In that Bolsheviki Land-o-vitch
Patter-erski
Hey pass-ky me-sky the whiskey
I’m-sky Motka from-sky Slabotky
I must have-sky some-sky Shabotka
With-sky my-sky glass-sky of Vodka
All-ay-yup (clap clap clap)
Fill em’ up (clap clap clap)
One more cup (clap clap clap)
Bol-she-vi-ki, Hey!
Sung here by Laurence Rubenstein: