I went to a summer camp that has a vast repetoire, more than 200 songs. Most are track-downable, but a few are mysterious. One such is a satirical tune we call "The Russian Song." No one remembers where it came from, it's been sung for many decades. Internet searches have turned up nothing. I posted our version of the song on youtube this summer, so you can check that out (http://youtu.be/AKQjD25i0r4?list=UULOaceWi0PqyYnTpi56tBjA), or just see if the lyrics below ring a bell. Many thanks in advance to anyone who can shed any light on this fun song.

A song of mysterious origins being sung by the girls of Camp Ajawah. It sounds like something from a 1930s Broadway musical comedy, but I can't find any information about it. You can see the clever wordplay in the lyrics:

Russian Song (I'm Lenin, I'm Trotsky)

"Can you guess? Can you guess? Can you guess just who we are?
We come from afar, from the land of the Czar.

Can you think? Can you think? Can you think just who we might be?
We're Lenin/Trots the diplomats,
We come from 'cross the sea.

I'm Lenin, I'm Trotsky, the Russian diplomatski
And when we overthrow the Czar, we'll be leaders near and far
Hi ho, hi ho, I'm Lenin, I'm Trots, we're the Russian diplomats

Chorus:
So Russia, Preesha, Prussia, Preesha,
We sail well,
Hi ho the dairy-o,
The farmer in the dell.

Politics, politics, we are the Bolsheviks,
We know all the tricks that go well with the hicks,
We can speak for a week and our talk is never flat,
Cause I'm a Republican! I'm A Democrat!

We work well together whatever be the weather
When I say no and I say yes, one of us is right I guess,
Hi ho, hi ho, I'm Lenin, I'm Trots, we're the Russian diplomats

Chorus

We landed here on Ellis Isle, we only plan to stay a while
After we've completed our show, back to Russia we must go.
Hi ho, hi ho, I'm Lenin, I'm Trots, we're the Russian diplomats.
Hey!"