Why did the kill Pushkin in the wood?
Why did they kill Pushkin? He was good!
Why did Pushkin has to die - 
You want to know the reason why,
so listen, as you should.
Why did Pushkin has 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 Vyssotsky too
And Menachem-Mendl of Kotsk the Jew
Their debts were far too high?
Menachem-Mendl of Kotsk the Jew
And Kubla Chan of Xanadu -
Their debts were very high.

Why were William Blake and Bassho killed?
Tell me, friends, what purpose was fullfilled?
Not a penny, not a cent,
Nothing earned and nothing spent,
They killed them like they always [bad word] will!
Not a penny, not a cent,
Nothing came and nothing went
They killed them like they always [bad word] will!

Why did someone have to kill Lenin?
Shut your [bad word] face - don’t start with him.
So why did they kill John Lennon
And mister John F. Kennedon
Tell me [bad word]  Jim
Why did they kill Bob Dylan
And mister President Lincoln?
Why’d they do them in?

Why did they put Jesus on the cross?
The song is not so simple as you thought
It’s only stupid at the start
But now it’s tugging at your heart
To loose the monkey tail 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’ve forgot.

Why did the kill Pushkin in the wood?
Why did they kill Pushkin? He was good!
Why was Hamlet sacrificed
And little Piglet sliced and diced
And eaten all around the neighbourhood?
Why did Pushkin have to die? 
Now you know the reason why -
They killed him ‘cause they could.

Just for the fun of it
Just for the [bad word] of it
Just for the [bad word] of it. they killed because they could.