(Verse 1) Comrade, steel production is down, I said, comrade, you must sleep on the ground, I said, comrade, there's no joy in this town, We must work for the Mother! (Verse 2) Comrade, there’s no time for despair, I said, comrade, wipe that frown, if you dare, If you slack off, they will send you somewhere— To the gulags out eastward! (Chorus) It's no fun in the U-S-S-R! (It’s no fun in the U-S-S-R!) We have tractors and wheat and pain, We make steel in the snow and rain! It's no fun in the U-S-S-R! (It’s no fun in the U-S-S-R!) You can plow, you can mine, you can freeze all the time, You can work for the Party line! (Verse 3) Comrade, every quota is tight, I said, comrade, we must work through the night, And remember, Stalin’s always in sight— He will see if you're loyal! (Bridge) They were once five glorious years, Now it’s twenty, and we still persevere! So just march on, with no doubt or fear— For the glory of Motherland! (Chorus) It’s no fun in the U-S-S-R! (It’s no fun in the U-S-S-R!) From the Volga to old Ukraine, You’ll be singing this sad refrain! It’s no fun in the U-S-S-R! (It’s no fun in the U-S-S-R!) Comrades work day and night, For the plan must be right, In the land of the U-S-S-R!