[Anatole & Dolokhov:] Hey Balaga Ho Balaga Hey hey ho Balaga Hey hey Balaga The famous troika driver
Hey Balaga Ho Balaga Hey hey hey Balaga Hey hey Balaga The famous troika driver
[Balaga:] Who’s that madman flying at full gallop down the street Who’s that madman knocking people over Running people down While his fine gentlemen Hold on to their seats
[Anatole & Dolokhov:] It’s Balaga!
[Balaga:] Driving mad at twelve miles an hour
[Anatole & Dolokhov:] Balaga!
[Balaga:] Comin’ straight at you Get out my way, get out my way
[Anatole & Dolokhov:] Balaga!
[Balaga:] Lashin’ my whip at horses and peasants
[Anatole & Dolokhov:] Balaga!
[Balaga:] Risking skin and life twenty times a year For my fine fine gentlemen Yessir hey ho yessir Yessir yessir yessir
[Anatole & Dolokhov:] More than once!
[Balaga:] From Tula to Moscow and back in just one night
[Anatole & Dolokhov:] More than once!
[Balaga:] A narrow escape from a wild Cossack fight
[Anatole & Dolokhov:] More than once!
[Balaga:] They’ve beaten me and slapped me with their gloves
[Anatole & Dolokhov:] More than once!
[Balaga:] Made me drunk on champagne, which I love!
[All:] Hey Balaga Ho Balaga Hey hey ho Balaga Hey hey Balaga The famous troika driver
Hey Balaga Ho Balaga Hey hey hey Balaga Hey hey Balaga The famous troika driver
[Anatole:] Who’s that slowpoke we abuse with wild and tipsy shouts
[Balaga:] Who knows things that would get you sent straight to Siberia If anyone found out
[All:] It’s Balaga!
[Balaga:] Driving mad at twelve miles an hour
[All:] Balaga!
[Balaga:] Comin’ straight at you Get out my way, get out my way
[All:] Balaga!
[Balaga:] Drinking and dancing with my Ruska Roma
[All:] Balaga!
[Balaga:] Riding my horses into the ground For my fine fine gentlemen Yessir hey ho yessir Yessir yessir yessir
[All:] More than once!
[Balaga:] Driven you round with ladies on your laps
[All:] More than once!
[Balaga:] Taken you places not on any maps
[All:] More than once!
[Balaga:] Galloped faster than ordinary men would dare
[All:] More than once!
[Balaga:] Jumped my troika right into the air
And I never ask for rubles Except maybe once a year I don’t do this for rubles I do it cuz I like ’em!