Benny Andersson, Tim Rice, and Bjorn Ulvaeus



THE AMERICAN:

 Communist, democrat

 An intriguing collusion

 Fair exchange -- tit for tat

 Comradeship in profusion

 And the appeal, partner

 Of this deal, partner

 Is we all stand to win

 You and me, the lady also

 Don't break her heart partner

 Just be smart partner

 Let her think that her past

 Is as pure as snow in Moscow

 Thank god we're so civilised

 And our word can be our bond

 We can turn this into friendship for life

 And beyond --

 THE RUSSIAN:

 Refugee, total shit

 Is how I've always seen us

 Not a help you'll admit

 To agreement between us

 There's no deal, partner

 Who's your real partner?

 Could there be just a chance

 That you've got some heavy clients?

 THE AMERICAN (& voice of MOLOKOV):

 That's not true, partner

 How could you, partner

 Think I'd want to pursue

 Any deal but our alliance?

 How can you only think

 Of your selfish ambition?

 And not of her position?

 Or you'd rather perhaps

 See her world collapse?

 For a tinpot competition!

 THE RUSSIAN:

 There's no deal!

 THE AMERICAN:

 Silly boy, woman who

 He should not have let walk out

 There's no hitch that we two

 Can't untangle or talk out

 And the appeal, partner

 Of this deal, partner

 Is we both stand to win

 We'll bring back the golden era

 Stick with me, honey

 Leave him be, honey

 In return I know who'll

 Tell you all they know in Moscow

 FLORENCE:

 Are you sick? Are you mad?

 You still don't understand why I loathe you, why I left

 you?

 FLORENCE & THE RUSSIAN:

 Who'd ever think it?

 Such a squalid little ending

 Watch him descending

 Just as far as he can go

 I'm learning things I didn't want to know

 Who'd ever guess it?

 This would be the situation

 One more complication

 Should be neither here nor there

 I wish I had it in me not to care

 Let him spill out his hate

 Till he knows he's deserted

 There's no point wasting time

 Preaching to the perverted