Hyi meitä [English translation]

I'm happy like a cuckoo

now boozehill is calling

now we'll go to a familiar restaurant

Cheap beer pubs won't do

we meatheads intend

to trash our faces

He could read the thirst in our eyes

still opened the door

that bouncer of ruin

Tut tut tut shame on us, shame on Kari

that worthless bouncer

We won't order food, just drinks

We have an intention to get drunk

and it should be noticeable

expulsion should follow

But waitress Leena is in the loop

she wants to remain in one piece

Tut tut tut shame on us pigs

to whom Leena carries vodka shots

[Refrain]

Tut tut tut shame on us boys

who are weak for booze

Can't accidentally get drunk

even the most sober one of us

Our salary, it shows in the bill

we have a hole in the pocket

Without us the state

couldn't sell liquor at all1

Tut tut tut, tut tut tut

I'll take a sip from that and that and

I'm John the Baptist of throats2

My actions are followed by Al Avenger

whose job is inspecting for Alko3

He measured at the side

who downed booze

into them and how many

He lost count after three

and noted: now that is unusual

He demanded to see maître d' Erkki

and have an instant last call

Threatened to cancel permits, the atmosphere was most tender

when he finally had Erkki shot

Tried to shine in his eyes

and remove us

the bouncer Ensio

But the result of the scuffle

was that he soon

flew out himself

[Refrain]

1. Finland has a state monopoly on sales of alcoholic drinks over 4.7% ABV.2. Finnish 'kastaa' means both 'baptize' and 'moisten'. The pun doesn't really work in English.3. The aforementioned state monopoly is branded 'Alko' – especially in the past when this song was written, they performed rather stringent inspections on restaurants serving alcohol with a permit. Of course AL KOstaja would work there – another untranslateable punny name.