Sit back, if you please
And I will tell you of a tale
About events in recent past
About three Criminals
Well, they went marching through the streets
Of Salzburg late one night
Playing as they went their way
Playing for their right to play
The Polezei were far away
On the other side of town
They did not know that hundreds
Of people had gathered 'round
The people wanted music
They longed to sing and dance
They wanted a revolution
And tonight they had their chance
To play
Well, they played long into the night
And how the people grew
In number and in passion
Their time had come, they knew
They took up arms and stood their ground
Each vowed not to flee
In the Salzburg Revolution
Begun by the Criminals Three
And they played and they played
La da da da da
Oh, oh, oh
The Polezei thought that
Their troubles all were gone
But they soon received a warning
That a battle now raged on
They mounted on their trusty steeds
And rode off in the night
To crush the Revolution
To silence rebel cries
The Polezei did arrive
And they were so alarmed
At the sight of all the people
Standing tall in arms
"Rednecks!" yelled the Polezei
"We don't like your kind 'round here!"
So the Criminals fled to the Augustiner
And drank some victory beers
And they played and they played
La da da da da
Oh, oh, oh
And they played and they played
La da da da da
Oh, oh, oh
That was the night the Revolution
Began and quickly ceased
They say that if you listen
Very closely to the trees
At night you can still hear the music
And in your mind you dream
Of the Salzburg Revolution
Begun by the Criminals Three
And they played and they played
La da da da da
Oh, oh, oh
And they played and they played
La da da da da
Oh, oh, oh
And they played and they played
La da da da da
Oh, oh, oh
And they played and they played
La da da da da
Oh, oh, oh
And they played and they played
La da da da da
Oh, oh, oh
And they played and they played
La da da da da
Oh, oh, oh