A Rumor in St. Petersburg

The Neva flows, a new wind blows and soon it will be spring.

We hear you comrades. The revolution hears you.

Together we will forge a new Russia, that will be the envy of all the world.

The Tsar’s St Petersburg is now the people’s Leningrad.

They can call it Leningrad, but it’ll 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 grey, the walls have ears and he who argues disappears.

Hail our great new land

St. Petersburg is gloomy, a city on the rise.

It’s really very friendly

If you don’t mind spies.

We stand behind our leaders

And stand in line for bread

We’re good and loyal comrades

And our favorite 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

Thank goodness for the gossip

That gets us through the day

Have you heard

Hey!

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 grandmamma

Will pay a royal sum

To someone who can bring the princess back

Dmitry! They’ve closed another border!

We should have 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, Dmitry!

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 Paris

Imagine the reward

Her dear old grandmamma 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, let me…

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 Romanov I swear

Count Yusopov’s pajamas

Comrade buy the pair

I found this in the palace

Initialed with an “A”

It could be Anastasia’s

Now what will 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 fairy tales, Vlad?

Once upon a time I did.

We’re going to create a fairy tale the whole world will believe.

Now it’s risky but not more then usual.

We’ll need papers, we’ll need tickets, we’ll need nerves of steel.

Yes it’s risky, a lot more then usual.

We’ll try to cross the border with our princess and our plot.

Hopefully disaster won’t ensue.

With luck it’ll all go 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 was assured me that it was absolutely true

Shh!

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

Shh!