The Neva flows
A new wind blows
And soon it will be spring
I hear you comrades,
The revolution hears you
Together we will forge a new Russia
And we′ll be the envy of all the World
The Czars St. Petersburg
Is now the people's Leningrad
They can call it Leningrad
But it will always be Petersburg
New name, same empty stomachs!
They tell us times are better
Well, I say they′re not
Can't cook an empty promise
In an empty pot
"A brighter day is dawning
It's almost at hand!"
The skies are gray, the walls have ears
And he who argues disappears
Hail our brave new land
St. Petersburg is booming
A city on the rise
It′s really very friendly
If you don′t mind spies
Sshh
We stand behind our leaders
And stand in line for bread
We're good and loyal comrades
And our fav′rite color's red
Now everyone is equal
Professors push the brooms
Two dozen total strangers
Live in two small rooms
You hold a revolution
And here′s the price you pay
Thank goodness for the gossip
Spazibo za slukhi!
Thank goodness for the gossip
That gets us through the day
Hey
Have you heard
There's a rumor in
St. Petersburg
Have you heard
What they′re saying on the street
Although the Tsar did not survive
One daughter may be still alive
The Princess Anastasia
But please do not repeat
It's a rumor
A legend
A mystery
Something whispered in an alleyway
Or through a crack
It's a rumor
That′s part of our history
They say her royal grandmama
Will pay a royal sum
To someone who can bring the princess back
("Dimitry, they′ve closed another border,
We should've gotten out of Russia while we still could!")
St. Petersburg was lovely
When royalty was in
I called myself a count
As though I′d always been
I hobnobbed with the royals
But then a change of luck-
The Tsar was dead
The royals fled
And comrade, now we're stuck
("Vlad, I′ve been thinking about the Princess Anastasia...)
(Oh not you too Dimitry!")
It's the rumor
The legend
The mystery
It′s the Princess Anastasia
Who will help us fly
You and I, friend
Will go down in history
We'll find a girl to play the part
And teach her what to say
Dress her up and take her to Paree
Imagine the reward
Her dear old grandmama would pay
Who else could pull it off but you and me
("No!")
("It was a truck backfiring, comrade, that's all it was
Those days are over, neighbor against neighbor
There′s nothing to be afraid of anymore...
You′re shaking... There's a tea shop just steps from here")
("Thank you")
("What′s your hurry?)
("I can't lose this job,
They′re not easy to come by...
But thank you")
("I'm here everyday!")
A ruble for this painting
It′s a Romanov, I swear!
Count Yusupov's pajamas, comrade
Buy the pair!
I found this in a palace
Initialed with an "A"
It could be Anastasia's
Now what would someone pay?
("We need something of hers to show the old lady!
How much is that music box?")
("Ah... the music box, it′s genuine Romanov
I could never part with it!")
("Two cans of beans, comrade")
("Done!")
("Do you believe in fairytales, Vlad?")
("Once upon a time I did")
("We′re going to create a fairytale the whole world will believe")
Now it's risky
But not more than usual
We′ll need papers
We'll need tickets
We′ll need nerves of steel
Yes it's risky
A lot more than usual
We′ll try to cross the border
With our princess and our plot
Hopefully disaster won't ensue
With luck it all goes smoothly
And with luck we won't be shot
Who else could pull it off
But me and you
We′ll be rich (We′ll be rich)
We'll be out (We′ll be out)
And St. Petersburg will have some more to talk about
I heard it from a person
I heard it from
A person who
Assured me it was absolutely true
Sshh
Have you heard
There's a rumor in St. Petersburg
Have you heard
Comrade, what do you suppose?
A fascinating mystery
The biggest con in history
The Princess Anastasia
Alive or dead
Who knows?
Sshh
