The Outlaw's Travel Letter (Should I Run or Stop?) (I Fell Asleep on the Banks of the Tisza River)

I fell asleep on the banks of the Tisza, ; Alas, but I had a sad dream. ; I had that one dream, ; Baby, I won't be yours. ; ; I woke up around midnight, ; Nine gendarmes stood above me. ; – Gendarmes, what do you want, ; Maybe you want to iron? ; ; – We don't want to iron, ; We came to buy a wild colt. ; – A wild colt is not for sale, ; It doesn't belong in the hands of a gendarme. ; ; – Oh, my God, what should I do, ; Should I run away or stop? ; I run away, they'll shoot me, ; If I stop, they'll tie me up. ; ; They ask me what my name is, ; Where's my travel document? ; – Stop, gendarme, I'll show you, ; I'll just unbutton my shirt. ; ; I'll just unbutton my shirt, ; I pull out my revolver. ; I pull out my revolver, ; I'll just unbutton my shirt. ; ; I have to go even if it rains, ; Even if it's hard for me. ; It's hard for me to walk, ; My baby, parting from you is hard.