Stalin Wasn't Stallin' Lyrics - Robert Wyatt

Stalin wasn't stallin' 

When he told the beast of Berlin 

That they'd never rest contented 

Till they had driven him from the land 

So he called the yanks and English 

And proceeded to extinguish 

The fuhrer and his vermin 

This is how it all began 

Now the devil, he was readin' 

In the good book one day 

How that lord created Adam 

To walk the righteous way 

And it made the devil jealous 

He turned green up to his horns 

And he swore by all things unholy 

That he'd make one of his own 

So he packed two suitcases 

Full of greed and misery 

And he caught the midnight special 

Going down to Germany 

Then he mixed his lies and hatred 

With fire and brim stone 

Then the devil sat upon it 

That's how Adolf was born 

Now Adolf got the notion 

That he was the master race 

And he swore he'd bring new order 

And put mankind in its place 

So he set his scheme in motion 

And was winnin' everywhere 

Until he up and got the notion 

For to kick that Russian bear 

Stalin wasn't stallin' 

When he told the beast of Berlin 

That they'd never rest contented 

Till they had driven him from the land 

So he called the yanks and English 

And proceeded to extinguish 

The fuhrer and his vermin 

This is how it all began 

Yes, he kicked that noble Russian 

But it wasn't very long 

Before Adolf got suspicious 

That he had done somethin' wrong 

'Cause that bear grabbed the fuhrer 

And gave him an awful fight 

Seventeen months he grabbed the fuhrer 

Tooth and claws, day and night 

Then that bear smacked the fuhrer 

With a mighty armored paw 

And Adolf broke all records 

Runnin' backwards to Krakow 

Then Goebbels sent a message 

To the people everywhere 

That if they couldn't hit the fuhrer 

God, don't hit that Russian bear 

Stalin wasn't stallin' 

When he told the beast of Berlin 

That they'd never rest contented 

Till they had driven him from the land 

So he called the yanks and English 

And proceeded to extinguish 

The fuhrer and its vermin 

This is how it all began 

Then this bear called on his buddy 

The noble fighting yank 

And they sent the fuhrer runnin' 

With their ships and planes and tanks 

Now the fuhrer's havin' nightmares 

'Cause the fuhrer knows darn well 

That the devil's done roast welcome 

On his residence in hell 

Stalin wasn't stallin' 

When he told the beast of Berlin 

That they'd never rest contented 

Till they had driven him from the land 

So he called the yanks and English 

And proceeded to extinguish 

The fuhrer and his vermin 

This is how it all began