Why did they kill Pushkin in the wood?
Why did they kill Pushkin, he was good!
Why did Pushkin have to die,
You want to know the reason why,
So listen as you should.
Why did Pushkin have to die,
Do you know the reason why?
They killed him, 'cause they could.

Why did Leon Trotsky have to die?
Why did they kill Brodsky, now don't lie!
Vladimir Vysotsky too,
Menakhemendl Lokotsky (jew) —
Their debts were far too high.
Menakhemendl Lokotsky (jew)
And kudymkhan of Xanadu —
Their debts were very high.

Why were Willam Blake and Basho killed?
Tell me, friends,  what purpose was fullfilled?
Not a penny, not a cent,
Nothing earned and nothing spent —
They killed them, 'cause they ever [bad word] would.
Not a penny, not a cent,
Nothing earned and nothing spent —
They killed them, 'cause they could.

Why did someone have  Lenin?
Shut your [bad word] face, don't start with him!
So why did they kill John Lennon and mister John of Kennedon,
Tell me [bad word]  Jim!
Why did they kill Bob Dylon and mister presidont Lincoln,
Why they do them in?

Why did they put Jesus on the cross?
This song is not as simple as you thought!
It's only stupid at the start,
But now it's tugging at your heart
To lose the monkey tale that you have got.
It's only stupid at the start,
But now it's tugging at your heart
And telling you a tale that you forgot.

Why did they Pushkin in the wood?
Why did they kill Pushkin, he was good!
Why was Hamlet sacrificed
And little pig was sliced and diced
And eaten all around the neighborhood?
Why did Pushkin have to die,
Now you know the reason why —
They killed him, 'cause they could!