Yes, I went to my old village
I did it just for fun
Yes, I went to my old village
I did it just for fun

But I also got another reason, Lord
'Cause I didn't know where to run

The first man I met was old Johnson
And his son, they call him Chris
Yeah, the first man I met was old Johnson
And his son, they call him Chris

And if you haven't seen little Chriss
Lord, you don't know what you miss

Well, the next man I met, it was Harry
He owns a fine old inn
Yeah, the next man, that was Harry
He owns a fine old inn

But I'll drinking wodka was crazy, Lord
Lord, he, he told me in my sin, you know

Yes, then I went to my little house
'Cause I didn't know where to run
Yes, I went that night to my little house
'Cause I didn't know where to run

So I went to sleep that night so drunk, you know
That it was just for fun