Starshi lyudy povidayut
A ty hray muzychko hray
Ye na nebi kolo rayu
She yiden batyarskyi ray
Tam ye fayno tam ye harno
Tam nebachena krasa
V tomu rayu chlib zadarmo
I zadarmo kobasa

V tim rayu yidyat batyary
Lipshe niz moskalski cary

Shponder bigus kyeshku flyachky
Studenynu i burachky
Lup sy yayka shynku kray
Nay zyye batyarskyi ray

Starshi lyudy povidayut
A ty hray muzychko hray
Sho batyary potrapyalyut
Ne do pekla a v toy ray
A v tim rayu proshu pana
A ty hray muzychko hray
Tam batyary p’yut shampana
Az si lyaye cherez kray

Bo v tim rayu nalyvayut
Choho dushi zabazayut

Bimber vudku i horivku
Ayerkonyak becherivku
Ye vyno i pyvo ye
Ray batyarskyi nay zyye

Starshi lyudy povidayut
A ty hray muzychko hray
Ze batyary ne vmyrayut
A zyvymy ydut u ray
Mayut dushu mayut tilo
A ty hray muzychko hray
Zeby sy mohlo i chtilo
Bo bez toho ray – ne ray

Bo kobitam v tomu rayu
Ni kincya nema ni krayu

Ye velyku ye malenki
Ye pampushky ye shchuplenki
Navit dvi murynky ye
Chto z kym choche – z tym zyye

Starshi lyudy povidayut
Ale dosyt marnych sliv
Vsi batyary dobre znayut
Ze pravdyvyi ray – to L'viv