{t:The Minx From Pinsk}
{st:Vera Johnson (195?), John Pearse (1967)}
{c:verse 1}
The [Am]Russian steppes are cold and bare, they have no esca-[E7]lators
And [E7]when the winter blizzard blows you need fur boots and [Am]gaiters
The [Dm]wind howls like a [Am]banshee ghost, but [G]inside we're as warm as [Am]toast
We [Am]sit around the samovar, and [E7]this is what we [Am]sing:
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That [Am]minx [E7]from [Am]Pinsk, I never [E7]shall for-[Am]get
So [Dm]young, so [Am]plump, I'm [G]dreaming of her [Am]yet
[Am]In her red babushka she was [Dm]beautiful and gay
That [Am]minx from Pinsk, she [E7]stole my heart a-[Am]way. Hoi!
{eoc}
{c:verse 2}
[Am]If I lived a thousand years, I'd not forget my [E7]Olga
The [E7]many happy hours we spent canoeing on the [Am]Volga
[Dm]She would paddle, [Am]I would sing, and [G]pluck the balalaika [Am]string
[Am]And the song I sang to her it [E7]always was the [Am]same
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That [Am]minx [E7]from [Am]Pinsk, I never [E7]shall for-[Am]get
So [Dm]young, so [Am]plump, I'm [G]dreaming of her [Am]yet
[Am]In her red babushka she was [Dm]beautiful and gay
That [Am]minx from Pinsk, she [E7]stole my heart a-[Am]way. Hoi!
{eoc}
{c:verse 3}
[Am]I was then her lover bold, she called me brave and [E7]daring
And she [E7]kissed me when I gave her gifts of pickled [Am]herring
[Dm]When she saw them [Am]in the brine, 'twas [G]then she swore that sh'd be [Am]mine
[Am]It was so romantic that it [E7]makes me want to [Am]cry
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That [Am]minx [E7]from [Am]Pinsk, I never [E7]shall for-[Am]get
So [Dm]young, so [Am]plump, I'm [G]dreaming of her [Am]yet
[Am]In her red babushka she was [Dm]beautiful and gay
That [Am]minx from Pinsk, she [E7]stole my heart a-[Am]way. Hoi!
{eoc}
{c:verse 4}
[Am]Then there came a rival by the name of Stanis-[E7]lavsky
He [E7]took her out on winter nights, joy-riding in his [Am]droshky
[Dm]When the winter [Am]turned to spring he [G]gave her a diamond [Am]ring
[Am]All my happiness was gone, it [E7]turned to black de-[Am]spair
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That [Am]minx [E7]from [Am]Pinsk, I never [E7]shall for-[Am]get
So [Dm]young, so [Am]plump, I'm [G]dreaming of her [Am]yet
[Am]In her red babushka she was [Dm]beautiful and gay
That [Am]minx from Pinsk, she [E7]stole my heart a-[Am]way. Hoi!
{eoc}
{c:verse 5}
[Am]If you want a happy life, take my advice to-[E7]varish
[E7]Never look at girls and never ever think of [Am]marrish
[Dm]Just as you hear [Am]wedding bells she [G]runs off with someone [Am]else
[Am]Better you should cut your throat be-[E7]fore that day ar-[Am]rives
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That [Am]minx [E7]from [Am]Pinsk, I never [E7]shall for-[Am]get
So [Dm]young, so [Am]plump, I'm [G]dreaming of her [Am]yet
[Am]In her red babushka she was [Dm]beautiful and gay
That [Am]minx from Pinsk, she [E7]stole my heart a-[Am]↓way. Hoi!
{eoc}
