Wir sind des Geyers schwarzer Haufen

1.
We are Geyer's black band, He ja he ho!
We want to fight with priest and nobility, he ja he ho ho!
Spear ahead, ready and willing, Set the red rooster on the monastery roof!
Spear ahead, ready and willing, Set the red rooster on the monastery roof!

2.
Now it's - castle, abbey, and monastery, He ja he ho!
We care only for the Holy Scripture, he ja he ho ho!
Spear ahead, ready and willing, Set the red rooster on the monastery roof!
Spear ahead, ready and willing, Set the red rooster on the monastery roof!

3.
When Adam dug and Eve spun, He ja he ho!
Where was the nobleman then? he ja he ho ho!
Spear ahead, ready and willing, Set the red rooster on the monastery roof!
Spear ahead, ready and willing, Set the red rooster on the monastery roof!

4.
We want to complain to God in heaven, He ja he ho!
That we are not allowed to kill the priests, he ja he ho ho!
Spear ahead, ready and willing, Set the red rooster on the monastery roof!
Spear ahead, ready and willing, Set the red rooster on the monastery roof!

5.
We no longer want to be a servant, He ja he ho!
Serf, cheerfully without rights, he ja he ho ho!
Spear ahead, ready and willing, Set the red rooster on the monastery roof!
Spear ahead, ready and willing, Set the red rooster on the monastery roof!

6.
Defeated, we go home, He ja he ho!
Our grandchildren will fight it out better, he ja he ho ho!
Spear ahead, ready and willing, Set the red rooster on the monastery roof!
Spear ahead, ready and willing, Set the red rooster on the monastery roof!