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Brutally, to a wild mare’s tail

They tied him by his feet,

And dragged him over cobblestones

And mire, through the street.

Thus the Tsar’s cruel satraps

Who held the hangman’s role,

With the unfortunate creatures

Wiped every muddy hole.

Thus they perished, unconfessed,

Sadly disappointed,

Save that on their final trip

They were with mud anointed.