Land of Yesterday

Once I had a palace

Here, merely a flat

I fled with some diamonds

And that was that

(It's very tragic)

Once, ladies-in-waiting

All bending a knee

Now, only one lady-in-waiting me

(No fanfares)

(Or sedan chairs)

(And no coaches)

(And we sold our broaches)

(No afternoon card games with the Tsar)

No caviar

But I say we're not dead now

(We're not dead now)

(We're in France instead now)

Let us not be sad

The night's young

And Russians are mad so

Let's live in the land of yesterday

Live in the grand Imperial heyday

Let's live in the land of yesterday Russia

(Husha)

Let's put on the fancy clothes

And let's while our woes away

In Russia

Land of yesterday

In dire circumstances, why wallow in regret?

We're out of second chances

Why are we here except to forget

We know the world is fickle

Life is a leaky sieve

Pass me a glass

And give me a bow

And drink to the countess nobody now

Why should I care?

As long as I dare to live

(In the land of yesterday)

Let's run up the bill as if we're still, royalty at play

In Russia, land of yesterday

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The night's young

And Russians are mad so

Let's live in the land of yesterday

Live in the grand Imperial heyday

Let's live in the land of yesterday

Russia!

Husha

Let's brush off the days of old

And let's hold the world at bay

(Yes, here's to)

Russia!

(Here's to)

Russia!

(Here's to Russia)

Land of yesterday

Land of yesterday

Hey!