Let's talk Russian history you see! Moscow is the Russian capital The Ural mountains form The line dividing European Russia from Asian Russia, man Let's talk history of Russia you see! Ivan the Great refused to pay tribute And so defied the Mongols The Russian language Caesar calls A Tsar--and that's it brother Let's talk history of Russia you see! The oprichniki were the police When Ivan the Terrible reigned at least The Time of Troubles came about From freezing nights during the dates Of Fifteen ninety eight to sixteen thirteen I hope you get it, mates! Let's talk history of Russia you see! The Poles searched for Michael Romanov To take over Russia; that was their loss Then tsars Michael and son Alexis Expanded Russia far to the east To the Pacific and west to Ukraine Let's talk history of Russia you see! Peter was tsar instead of half-brothers Because they were sickly unlike many others Peter kept sister from being in control By locking her into a nunnery--oh! Let's talk history of Russia you see! The Port of Azov was as obvious as The place Peter put the Russian Imperial Navy He couldn't put it at the northern border Since the Arctic Ocean was all frozen over Let's talk history of Russia you see! Peter's Grand Embassy was made so he'd learn Everything that he could from nations Western European He wanted his people to be more modern Not like his northern rival Sweden Where King Charles the Twelfth was ruling Let's talk history of Russia you see! Peter captured on the Baltic Sea A fort that he built into a city port That city he called St. Petersburg It then became Russia's first capital Let's talk history of Russia you see! Peter outsmarted King Charles the Twelfth When he anticipated what Charles would do At the Battle of Poltava for his next move On top of it, Peter destroyed his supply of food Before the Swedes had arrived too Let's talk history of Russia you see! Now let's shift gears and talk about rivers A smaller river that flows Into a bigger river you know Is called a tributary, and two of those Are the Missouri River and Ohio River, yo! Let's talk history of rivers you see! Especially, the Mississippi A Frenchman LaSalle followed the river Mississippi All the way to its mouth at the Gulf of Mexico And there he build a trading post he called Montreal But then he failed because he sailed to France and back And couldn't find where he had left it at! All the land LaSalle explored Along the Mississippi watershed Was called Louisiana Let's talk history of rivers you see! Especially, the Mississippi And that's the end Your mind must bend, my friend!
