The Outlaw's Travel Letter (Should I Run or Stop?) (I Fell Asleep on the Banks of the Tisza River)
Song
I fell asleep on the banks of the Tisza, ; Alas, but I had a sad dream, ; I dreamed that dream, ; That my father no longer loved me. ; ; When I woke up, ; Nine gendarmes stood over me. ; They ask me what my name is, ; Where is my travel document. ; ; Stop, gendarme, I will show you, ; I will only unbutton my shirt. ; I will only unbutton my shirt, ; I am looking for my rifle. ; ; Oh, my God, what should I do, ; Should I run or should I stop. ; If I run, they will kill me, ; If I stop, they will tie me up.