Terpysh ty doma hirku nedolyu,
Pooresh hrunty, upravysh rolyu,
V polyu i doma vse bida ye,
Shto ty ne zhnylo, to hrad vyb’ye.

A krim toho platy podatky,
Kormy zovnira, rekruta day,
Potim sud zemskyi – chap za ostatky,
Take to zytya, takyi to ray.

Sly sya ozenysh v lychu hodynu,
V poli i doma vse bida ye,
Ziydesh z dorohy, stupysh v chatynu,
Zinka ty skaze, shcho-s' p’yanyi ye.

Oy zinko, zinko, ta y ne skarzysya,
Shcho-m trochy vypyv, ta vidchepysya,
Mayu z toboyu zytya, yak hay,
Ty moya Yeva, z toboyu ray.

A koby ty znav, miy choloviche,
Yake to z tebe zilenko ye,
Chto koly schoche – p’yanym tya vydyt,
Bo-s' v kozdiy chvyly vse p’yanyi ye.

Oy tak, tak, zelenyi hay,
Ty miy Adam, z toboyu ray!