# Lažeš, kradeš, bolhe ješ

"Lažeš, kradeš, bolhe ješ" is a Slovenian playground taunt-rhyme — the kind of gleefully mean nonsense children chant at each other, escalating from "you eat fleas" to police, jail and snakes that bite your trousers.

## At a glance

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|---|---|
| Country of origin | Slovenia |
| Sung in | Slovenian |
| Words by | Traditional |
| First known | traditional playground taunt; author unknown |
| Best for ages | 2–7 |
| Mood | playful, traditional |
| Page | https://littlesongbook.com/songs/lazes-krades-bolhe-jes/ |

## Lyrics

### Verse 1 (sl)

Lažeš, kradeš, bolhe ješ,
v šolo hodiš nič ne veš,
ko pa prideš do kosila,
tam te čaka policija,
policija reče stop,
ti pa padeš v zapor.
v zaporu so pa kače,
ki te pikajo v hlače.

### English translation (en)

You lie, you steal, you eat fleas,
you go to school and know nothing,
and when you come to lunch,
the police are waiting there for you,
the police say stop,
and you fall into jail.
and in the jail there are snakes,
that bite you in the trousers.

## Common questions

**What kind of rhyme is "Lažeš, kradeš, bolhe ješ"?**

A teasing playground taunt — the sort of exaggerated, mean-for-fun nonsense children chant at one another. It piles up accusations: you lie, you steal, you eat fleas, you go to school and know nothing — and then escalates absurdly to the police saying "stop", jail, and snakes that bite you in the trousers.

**Is "Lažeš, kradeš, bolhe ješ" meant to be hurtful?**

It is meant as cartoonish teasing rather than real cruelty — the accusations are so wild (eating fleas, snakes in jail) that the whole thing is more silly than serious. Still, it is a taunt, and we include it as an honest part of the children's-rhyme tradition, mean corners and all.

**Who wrote "Lažeš, kradeš, bolhe ješ"?**

No author is recorded; taunt-rhymes like this are pure playground tradition, passed from child to child by word of mouth.