Chorus: Those warlike lads of Russia they fought all in one mind Made Bonaparte to run and leave his troops behind
When Napoleon Bonaparte to Moscow he went With all his troops and all his men their minds were fully bent To take the Russian country they were full employed But the Russians fought against them and soon did them destroy
In a little while the Russians did attack Against Bonaparte and all his men, they fought him and they drove him back The action being so hot right and left and front and rear A damn you all says Bonaparte I'll stay no longer here
Away then went poor Bonaparte as fast as he could run The poor Frenchmen looked after him, left horses men and guns His boxes and his matches, ammunition wagons too He left them all behind them, what could poor Boney do
Away then went poor Bonaparte as fast as he could ride The poor Frenchmen looked after him, saying oh it's very hard To think he'd lead us all up here and leave us to our fate You'd think he'd stop along with us and help us in our state
Here's 80,000 men from them they've killed and they have taken Likewise 10,000 horses and 200 bits of cannon Nevermore to Lyon, Paris or French Flanders there advance For if I do I may be sure they'll teach me how to dance
Now it's to conclude and thus finish off my song Old Boney's men and Russia wish they had a hold of him The cruellest death they'd put him to that e'er a man befell Oh damn you all says Bonaparte I'm clear of you all