Where were you at seventeen?
On Bolshoi Karetnyi.
And where’ve your troubles always been?
On Bolshoi Karetnyi.
Where’s your big black .38?
On Bolshoi Karetnyi.
And where aren’t you today?
On Bolshoi Karetnyi.

Do you still recall that house, my friend?
You’ll remember always where it stands.
I would say that anyone’s life was lived in vain,
If he never walked Karetnyi Lane -

Because...
Where were you at seventeen?
On Bolshoi Karetnyi.
And where’ve your troubles always been?
On Bolshoi Karetnyi.
Where’s your big black .38?
On Bolshoi Karetnyi.
And where aren’t you today?
On Bolshoi Karetnyi.

Now, Karetnyi Lane is not the same;
It has been repainted and renamed.
But anyplace you go and no matter what you find,
Karetnyi Lane is always on your mind -

Because...
Where were you at seventeen?
On Bolshoi Karetnyi.
And where’ve your troubles always been?
On Bolshoi Karetnyi.
Where’s your big black .38?
On Bolshoi Karetnyi.
And where aren’t you today?
On Bolshoi Karetnyi.