Biography:
The group was created by producer Frank Farian in 1975 and was composed of four West Indian artists working in London, Germany and the Netherlands: singers Marcia Barrett and Liz Mitchell, model Maizie Williams and DJ Bobby Farrell. Boney M is noted for the mix of white and black music—the producer Farian is white and the singers are black; significantly many songs are black (freedom) songs, for example “No More Chain Gang” in the album Oceans Of Fantasy.
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Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
Intro:
| Bm | Bm | Em | Gb Bm | x2
| Bm | Bm |
| Em Gb | Bm |
Hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey
| Bm A | G Gb | x2
Hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey
| Bm | Bm Gb | Bm | Bm Gb |
Verse:
Bm
There lived a certain man in Russia long ago
Em Gb Bm
He was big and strong, in his eyes a flaming glow
-Bm-
Most people looked at him with terror and with fear
Em Gb Bm
But to Moscow chicks he was such a lovely dear
-Bm-
He could preach the bible like a preacher
Em Gb
Full of ecstasy and fire
Bm
But he also was the kind of teacher
Em Gb Bm
Women would desire
Chorus 1:
B D E B
Ra Ra Rasputin, lover of the Russian queen
A E B
There was a cat that really was gone
-B- D E B
Ra Ra Rasputin, Russia's greatest love machine
A E B
It was a shame how he carried on
| Bm | Bm Gb | Bm | Bm Gb |
| Bm | Bm | Em | Gb Bm |
Verse:
Bm
He ruled the Russian land and never mind the Tsar
Em Gb Bm
But the kasatschok he danced really wunderbar
-Bm-
In all affairs of state he was the man to please
Em Gb Bm
But he was real great when he had a girl to squeeze
-Bm-
For the queen he was no wheeler dealer
Em Gb
Though she'd heard the things he'd done
Bm
She believed he was a holy healer
Em Gb Bm
Who would heal her son
Chorus 1:
B D E B
Ra Ra Rasputin, lover of the Russian queen
A E B
There was a cat that really was gone
-B- D E B
Ra Ra Rasputin, Russia's greatest love machine
A E B
It was a shame how he carried on
Interlude:
| Bm | A | G Gbm | Bm | x2
-spoken word-
"But when his drinking and lusting and his hunger for power
became known to more and more people, the demands to do
something about this outrageous man became louder and louder".
| Bm | Bm Gb |
Hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey -x4-
| Bm | Bm | Em | Gb Bm |
Verse:
Bm
"This man's just got to go," declared his enemies
Em Gb Bm
But the ladies begged, "Don't you try to do it, please"
-Bm-
No doubt this Rasputin had lots of hidden charms
Em Gb Bm
Though he was a brute they just fell into his arms
-Bm-
Then one night some men of high standing
Em Gb
Set a trap - they're not to blame
Bm
"Come to visit us," they kept demanding
Em Gb Bm
And he really came
Chorus 2:
B D E B
Ra Ra Rasputin, lover of the Russian queen
A E B
They put some poison into his wine
-B- D E B
Ra Ra Rasputin, Russia's greatest love machine
A E B
He drank it all and said "I feel fine"
Chorus 3:
B D E B
Ra Ra Rasputin, lover of the Russian queen
A E B
They didn't quit, they wanted his head
-B- D E B
Ra Ra Rasputin, Russia's greatest love machine
A E B
And so they shot him till he was dead
Bm
-Spoken- Oh, those Russians...
| Bm | Bm | Em | Gb Bm | x2
| Bm | Bm |
| Em Gb | Bm |
Hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey
| Bm A | G Gb | x2
Hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey
| Bm | Bm Gb | Bm | Bm Gb |
Verse:
Bm
There lived a certain man in Russia long ago
Em Gb Bm
He was big and strong, in his eyes a flaming glow
-Bm-
Most people looked at him with terror and with fear
Em Gb Bm
But to Moscow chicks he was such a lovely dear
-Bm-
He could preach the bible like a preacher
Em Gb
Full of ecstasy and fire
Bm
But he also was the kind of teacher
Em Gb Bm
Women would desire
Chorus 1:
B D E B
Ra Ra Rasputin, lover of the Russian queen
A E B
There was a cat that really was gone
-B- D E B
Ra Ra Rasputin, Russia's greatest love machine
A E B
It was a shame how he carried on
| Bm | Bm Gb | Bm | Bm Gb |
| Bm | Bm | Em | Gb Bm |
Verse:
Bm
He ruled the Russian land and never mind the Tsar
Em Gb Bm
But the kasatschok he danced really wunderbar
-Bm-
In all affairs of state he was the man to please
Em Gb Bm
But he was real great when he had a girl to squeeze
-Bm-
For the queen he was no wheeler dealer
Em Gb
Though she'd heard the things he'd done
Bm
She believed he was a holy healer
Em Gb Bm
Who would heal her son
Chorus 1:
B D E B
Ra Ra Rasputin, lover of the Russian queen
A E B
There was a cat that really was gone
-B- D E B
Ra Ra Rasputin, Russia's greatest love machine
A E B
It was a shame how he carried on
Interlude:
| Bm | A | G Gbm | Bm | x2
-spoken word-
"But when his drinking and lusting and his hunger for power
became known to more and more people, the demands to do
something about this outrageous man became louder and louder".
| Bm | Bm Gb |
Hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey -x4-
| Bm | Bm | Em | Gb Bm |
Verse:
Bm
"This man's just got to go," declared his enemies
Em Gb Bm
But the ladies begged, "Don't you try to do it, please"
-Bm-
No doubt this Rasputin had lots of hidden charms
Em Gb Bm
Though he was a brute they just fell into his arms
-Bm-
Then one night some men of high standing
Em Gb
Set a trap - they're not to blame
Bm
"Come to visit us," they kept demanding
Em Gb Bm
And he really came
Chorus 2:
B D E B
Ra Ra Rasputin, lover of the Russian queen
A E B
They put some poison into his wine
-B- D E B
Ra Ra Rasputin, Russia's greatest love machine
A E B
He drank it all and said "I feel fine"
Chorus 3:
B D E B
Ra Ra Rasputin, lover of the Russian queen
A E B
They didn't quit, they wanted his head
-B- D E B
Ra Ra Rasputin, Russia's greatest love machine
A E B
And so they shot him till he was dead
Bm
-Spoken- Oh, those Russians...
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