Title: I am very glad because I'm finally back home. The original clip. Singer Edward Khil. Khil, a fine baritone, is shown crooning a wordless but catchy little tune. He explained that the reason the iconic song has no lyrics is that the original ones, about a cowboy riding the range while his wife sits at home knitting socks, were banned as "too naughty" by Soviet censors of the day. "A theme like that was unacceptable, so we decided to sing it without any words at all," he said.