Lobačevskis

I have a friend in Minsk, who has a friend in Pinsk,
Whose friend in Omsk has friend in Tomsk with friend in Akmolinsk.
His friend in Alexandrovsk has friend in Petropavlovsk,
Whose friend somehow is solving now the problem in Dnepropetrovsk.
And when his work is done -
Haha! begins the fun.
From Dnepropetrovsk to Petropavlovsk by way of Iliysk and Novorossiysk
To Alexandrovsk to Akmolinsk to Tomsk to Omsk to Pinsk to Minsk
To me the news will run, yes, to me the news will run!

And then I write, by morning, night,
And afternoon, and pretty soon,
My name in Dnepropetrovsk is cursed
When he finds out I published first!

And who made me a big success, and brought me wealth and fame?
Nicolai Ivanovich Lobachevsky is his name. Oy!