This is apparently an English rendering of a Russian
Convicts' prayer.
O Lord, save my sinful soul
From local punishment
From the far-away zone
From being frisked
From the tall fence
From the Devil or from the devil owner
From small rations
From dirty water
From steel handcuffs
From hidden obligations
A cold cell
And short haircuts
Save us from the death penalty
Amen
Amen
Amen
Writer(s): Peter Christopherson, Ossian Brown, Timothy Charles Lewis, John Balance
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