Rasputin was Siberian, of local peasant stock,

But he had very itchy feet, so he soon left his flock.

Although many think he was a monk, he was just a religious fanatic,

Faith healer, pilgrim, mystic, and he was charismatic.

Mystery  followed him everywhere, his fame spread near and far,

And soon this man’s reputation caught the attention of the Tsar.

He preached that Russian troops should pull out of World War I,

And if they had, the Allies would have been completely overrun.

He soon became known as “little friend”, convinced the Tsarina he had her back,

Above all, he persuaded the Romanovs he’d cure their son, a haemophiliac.

Rasputin believed in grace through sin, that sin would bring salvation,

And this cynicism and meddling led to his assassination.

Prince Yusupov and friends of his lured him to a cellar,

And fed him loads of cyanide, and pumped bullets in this feller…

It is not sure just how he died, from poison, shots or drowning,

But his body, fished from the frozen river, had taken a heavy pounding.