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 couches

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

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!