Lyrics: Hugh Hopper
Flying east today on a wonderful cruise
Got a ticket from the President, I'm such a lucky guy
Seeing Russia from the sky, me oh my
Strapped me in my seat, then mentioned something 'bout a fuse?
Lots of places, lots of people I'm gonna see
And I'll bet they'll wave their hands as I go flying overhead so high
(It's so nice when you are cruising)
Hallo friends, hallo Russia
Got a little button here, don't know what it does
Bound to be something
Good enough for Leningrad, Kharkov, Kiev - can't be bad
What a smashing time
Minsk and Omsk and Vladivostok
Sevastopol and good old Rostov
Won't it just be fine
Cruising the Eastern sky
Lots of folks and lots of country I'm gonna see
And I'll bet as I go cruising past
They'll wave fast and smile so sweet at me
(It's so nice when you are cruising)
Hi there friends, hi there Moscow
Got a gift from Uncle Sam, dunno know what it does
Bound to be something
Hot enough for old Murmansk, good old Semipalatinsk
Love to light your fire
Tallin, Riga and Odessa
Krasnoyarsk I must confess
Ya fill me with desire
Cruising the Eastern sky
Lots of fun and lots of parties I'm gonna to see
And I bet in every town there'll be a welcome
Waiting just for me
(It's so nice when you are cruising)
Hallo friends, hallo comrades
Little present here, dunno what it does
They told me to share it around
Today's the day I'll be high up in the sky
Got a ticket from the President, I'm such a lucky guy
Gonna see the world on a cruise, me oh my
Thanks to Uncle Sam, Mister President and all those nice men down there
Wonder why they're running quite so fast towards that concrete shelter
Nevermind, think of balalaikas and that nice Mr. Andropov