Mother Russia - Lindisfarne
Lenin lies so stately Karl's a forgotten man
Joseph played his cards wrong
'Cos he couldn't understand
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
The rat race is coming to get you
Is bony hands reach long
You might as well forget you
Ever played a different song
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 isn't it a shame
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
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 isn't it a shame
Mamma mamma mamma isn't it a shame
Mamma mamma mamma isn't it a shame isn't it a shame
