CHAPTER 1
The Truth about Russia
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THE WEDDING FEAST
This is a Russian Wedding Feast;
Counting the Groom, there are at least
A hundred sitting down to dine,
Or let us call it ninety-nine:
For more than that there is no room,
And no one ever counts the Groom!
This is a Russian Wedding Feast;
Counting the Groom, there are at least
A hundred sitting down to dine,
Or let us call it ninety-nine:
For more than that there is no room,
And no one ever counts the Groom!
A MUJIK
The Mujik wears a costume weird
Consisting of a fuzzy beard,
A sheep-skin blouse (the wool inside)
And breeks astonishingly wide,
Made from the fur of North sea Whales,
And Yak-hide boots with big brass nails.
The Mujik wears a costume weird
Consisting of a fuzzy beard,
A sheep-skin blouse (the wool inside)
And breeks astonishingly wide,
Made from the fur of North sea Whales,
And Yak-hide boots with big brass nails.
THE COSSACK
The Cossack is so much at home
Upon his horse, that though he roam
From Vladivostok to Odessa,
His wife has only to address a
Letter to Ivan "care his Horse"
To catch her Spouse, unless of course,
As sometimes happens, Ivan may
Have swapped addresses on the way.
The Cossack is so much at home
Upon his horse, that though he roam
From Vladivostok to Odessa,
His wife has only to address a
Letter to Ivan "care his Horse"
To catch her Spouse, unless of course,
As sometimes happens, Ivan may
Have swapped addresses on the way.
THE THREE S'S
Without a doubt the _Samovar_
The _Steppes_ and _Russian Sables_ are
Of all things Russian the best known;
So in this picture I have shown
Without a doubt the _Samovar_
The _Steppes_ and _Russian Sables_ are
Of all things Russian the best known;
So in this picture I have shown
A Sable sitting on a flight
Of Russian Steppes, before a bright
New Samovar, calm as can be,
Brewing a cup of Russian Tea.
Of Russian Steppes, before a bright
New Samovar, calm as can be,
Brewing a cup of Russian Tea.