No-one thought there could be something wrong when the train came to a stop
The noblesse on the Grand Express were headed for a shock
Four hours since they left St Petersburg and four hours left to go
But a strange amnesia would take hold by the time they got to Moscow

They’d had their fill of caviar, of ragtime and of gin
At last the sounds of revelry had taken leave within
A door ajar in that sleeper car that was bolted from inside
The ladies slept; Baby Wolf crept,
Saw the sapphires shine, his blue eyes grew so wide

(Just like Baby Face Nelson) Who’s afraid of the Baby Wolf?
(Just like Albert Spaggiari) Are you afraid of the Baby Wolf?
(Just like Carl Gugasian) Don’t be afraid of the Baby Wolf
(Just like Vallerio Viccei)
What’s the time Baby Wolf?

He slipped the sapphires from her fingers and from around her pretty neck
She murmured in her slumber as he gave a gentle peck
He skipped along the corridors right past the royal guard
Instead of tending to their watch they stared as the dealer slowly turned the river card
Tsarina Alexandra sat frozen on the bed
The hypnotic by her bedside couldn’t overcome her dread
She bit her lip and whispered, “The diamond’s what you came here for”
She closed her eyes, stretched out her hand, the Orlov was the Romanovs’ no more

The soldiers were in turmoil, their game a murderous wreck
Now that the jack of diamonds grinned from every card throughout the deck
The whistle blew its warning as the train got underway
Baby Wolf howled his sheer delight as they started on his getaway

The engineer and fireman, in their hypnotic state
Ignored their sleeping stowaway and didn’t hesitate
They made their destination in superhuman time
But blinded to the fact they were complicit partners in the perfect crime