he stuck it in deep, you see
mercader killed poor trotsky
guess he wanted him dead
aimed that ice pick at his head

at home, in a room in back
he gasped when the man attacked
but he wasn't quite smote
off to the doc, they did tote

his head was spinnin'
with that slim weapon stuck in him
somewhere joe stalin was grinnin'
revenge has got to be beautiful

the injury started to spread
the next day the man was dead
you go quick...when its a pick...in your head

"damn mercader", they said
aimed that ice pick at his head

and the doctors asked, quote
"ain't there no hole antidote?"

the man was did in
when the sharp point slid in
it was all stalin's biddin'
revenge has got to be beautiful

a puncture wound in his head
tests said that his brain was dead
he wouldn't get any better
no, not a lick
felt a prick when that guy pulled that trick
it was sick
aimed that ice pick at his head