Colorado [English translation]

Dad always said, don’t worry, boy

You’re a cowboy, you can herd sheep in Colorado

Instead, I slaughtered my dog a spent all my money

I went to steal from the heart of Europe1 in peace

Pockets stuffed with rings, the Indians there

Have golden chains ’round their necks

And the ones who don’t toil away are the richest

Gotta move while they’re still giving freebies

I’ll change my name from Bill to Novák

And once we steal that little country whole (steal it whole)

I’ll return to my native Colorado

And tell everyone about that vein of gold

Everyone living around me steals

The sheriff just smiles at them sweetly

If he didn’t laugh, they’d beat him up

They throw him bones for turning a blind eye

Instead of cows they put girls out to pasture,2 I’m not bluffing

And if you don’t pay, they’ll steal your breath

They don’t seem like smart fellas though

They ride bears instead of horses

I’ll change my name from Bill to Novák

And once we steal that little country whole (steal it whole)

I’ll return to my native Colorado

And tell everyone about that vein of gold

1. i.e. Czechia2. to put a prostitute out to pasture = to procure clients for her