The sons of the prophet are hardy and bold and quite unaccustomed to fear
But of all the most reckless of life or of limb was Abdu'l-Bubu'l-Amir
When they needed a man to encourage the band or to shout hallelujah in the rear
Or to storm a redoubt then they straightway set out for Abdu'l-Bubu'l-Amir
There are heroes of plenty and well known to fame in the ranks that are led by the Tsar
But of all the most famous of name or of fame was Ivan Skavinsky-Skivar
He could imitate Irving, play euchre or poo and perform on the Spanish guitar
In fact quite the cream of the Muscovite team was Ivan Skavinsky-Skivar
One morning this Russian had shouldered his gun put on his most cynical sneer
While walking downtown he happened to run into Abdu'l-Bubu'l-Amir
Said, Bubu'l young man is your life then so dull you're so anxious to end it right here
For infidel no you have trod on the toe of Abdu'l-Bubu'l-Amir
Said, Ivan my friend I suspect in the end your remarks to be fatal I fear
I mean to imply that you're going to die Mr. Abdu'l-Bubu'l-Amir
Well they fought all that night indeed the pale yellow light and the din it was heard from afar
Huge multitudes came for so great was the fame of Abdu'l-Bubu'l-Amir
A monument stands where the blue Danube gold engraved there in characters clear
Here lie the brave Ivan Skavinsky-Skivar and Abdu'l-Bubu'l-Amir