I fell asleep on the banks of the Tisza River.

1. I fell asleep on the banks of the Tisza, ; Alas, but I had a sad dream. ; I woke up from my dreams, ; Nine gendarmes stood before me. ; ; 2. What do the gendarmes want, ; Maybe they want to iron? ; We don't want to iron, ; To buy a bold colt. ; ; 3. A bold colt is not for sale, ; Nor is it fit for a gendarme, ; Because if a gendarme were to sit on it, ; Even a winged bird would be a prisoner.