[1st verse:] Where the Russian breezes blow There's a piece of calico Ev'ry thread dyed in red You can see it on a pole Or in Trotsky's buttonhole Long haired Russian foxes Wave it from old soapboxes [Refrain:] That revolutionary rag 'Twas made across the sea By a tricky, slicky Bolsheviki Run with your little money bag Or else they'll steal it away, wheel it away As they go raving, madly waving That revolutionary rag It's not a melody It's a crimson flag All the Royalties across the seas Shake in their B.V.D.s When they see that revolutionary rag [2nd verse:] Little Mary Antoinette Was a lovely queen you bet Till one day, sad to say From her window she could see Little Miss Democracy Mary's brain was whirling When France began unfurling [alternate lines in 2nd REFRAIN:] All the Kings and Queens in foreign scenes Know that they've spilled the beans When they see that revolutionary rag