The Beatles
Back in the U.S.S.R. lyrics
- Language
- English
- Level
- Beginner
- Released
- 1968
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 2:44
Flew in from Miami Beach, B-O-A-C
Didn't get to bed last night
On the way, the paper bag was on my knee
Man, I had a dreadful flight
I'm back in the U-S-S-R
You don't know how lucky you are, boy
Back in the U-S-S-R
Been away so long, I hardly knew the place
Gee, it's good to be back home
Leave it 'til tomorrow to unpack my case
Honey, disconnect the phone
I'm back in the U-S-S-R
You don't know how lucky you are, boy
Back in the U-S, back in the U-S-S-R
Well, the Ukraine girls really knock me out
They leave the West behind
And Moscow girls make me sing and shout
That Georgia's always on, my, my, my, my, my, my, my, my, my mind
Oh, come on
Hey, I'm back In the U-S-S-R
You don't know how lucky you are, boys
Back In the U-S-S-R
Well, the Ukraine girls really knock me out
They leave the West behind
And Moscow girls make me sing and shout
That Georgia's always on my, my, my, my, my, my, my, my, my mind
Oh, show me 'round your snow-peaked mountains way down South
Take me to your daddy's farm
Let me hear your balalaikas ringing out
Come and keep your comrade warm
I'm back In the U-S-S-R
Hey, you don't know how lucky you are, boy
Back in the U-S-S-R
Oh, let me tell you, honey
Hey, I'm back
I'm back In the U-S-S-R
Hey, it's so good to be home
Yeah, back In the U-S-S-R
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Key vocabulary
- shout
- speak loudlyA2
- beach
- sand by the seaA1
- bed
- place to sleepA1
- flight
- trip by airplaneA1
- hardly
- almost notB1
- dreadful
- very bad
- i'm
- I amC2
- u-s-s-r
- former Soviet Union
- knew
- past of knowA2
- gee
- used to show surprise
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About this song
The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960, mixing early rock and R&B with original songwriting and stylistic experimentation. Known for their influential catalog and studio innovations under producer George Martin, they helped redefine pop music’s artistic scope through releases from Please Please Me to Strawberry Fields Forever and Revolver.