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Boris the Happy Russian

from Beautifully Mad - Funny Side Up by Beautifully Mad

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Boris the Happy Russian was inspired by a stint in Moscow in 1984/85 when my parents were there with Foreign Affairs. A place renowned for dour Russians (until they have a bottle of vodka) so I wrote a song about a Russian was cheerful.

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Boris the Happy Russian © Tony King 2011

Boris never fitted into town
Because In Novgorod they’d always worn a frown
For 3 hundred years
And 3 billion tears
But Boris’ mouth turned up instead of down

It was un-Russian not to be sad
And suspicious if you didn’t feel too bad
He was happy as a lad
& was followed ‘round by Vlad
To find out why he always felt so glad

He was Boris the happy Russian
Possibly resulting from concussion
Afflicted from birth
By an overdose of Mirth
He was Boris the happy Russian
RIFFS

When the KGB had frisked him for bugs
He reacted by giving them all hugs
He found Chekov hilarious
With a thrill almost vicarious
And wasn’t drunk or taking any drugs

He giggled like a drain when he lost money
Thought Groucho’s brother Karl was just as funny
He didn’t know his birthday
But was raised so they say
By the tiniest Babooshka Easter Bunny


He was Boris the happy Russian
Possibly resulting from concussion
Afflicted from birth
By an overdose of Mirth
He was Boris the happy Russian
RIFFS

They interrogated him in Gorky Park
He fell asleep as they tried to frighten him in the dark
& the Mafia had no success
Cause he poked fun at how they dress
& had no come back for his sarcastic remarks

His left leg was much shorter than his right
Which meant he walked in circles day and night
The circles got so small one day
he met himself along the way
and was too confused to put up any fight

(spoken) Sometimes Russians have to laugh….to keep warm in Winter.

Boris was a sucker for Blue Grass
& thought that all sad music was a farce
it would only make him bored & he wouldn’t know a minor chord
even if it jumped up and bit him on the arse

He was Boris the happy Russian
Possibly resulting from concussion
Afflicted from birth
By an overdose of Mirth
He was Boris the happy Russian
Slow RIFFS then Double speed RIFFS

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from Beautifully Mad - Funny Side Up, released December 4, 2016
Performed by Beautifully Mad. Tony King - lead vocals, Acoustic bass & guitars, Nina Vox - Harmonies.

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