Yak pishov ya za hrybamy, za hrybamy,
Zustriv divku miz dubamy, miz dubamy.
Ya na neyi zadyvyvsya, zadyvyvsya,
Cherez neyi z shlyachu zbyvsya, z shlyachu zbyvsya.
Ho-ho-ho! Cha-cha-cha!
Zabludyvsya nesprosta.

Zamist' stezky do dibrovy, do dibrovy,
Proklyatushchi chorni brovy, chorni brovy
Zamanyly do lishchyny, do lishchyny,
Do choroshoyi divchyny, do divchyny.
Ho-ho-ho! Cha-cha-cha!
Zamanyla kozaka.

– Lishchynonko, hnysya nyzche, hnysya nyzche;
Divchynonko, sunsya blyzche, sunsya blyzche,
A divchyna: "Och, odnache, och, odnache,
Nedotepa ty, kozache, ty, kozache!"
Hi-hi-hi! Cha-cha-cha!
Zasmiyalas' i vtekla.
Ech-ma-a! Ech-ma-a!
Nedotepa! Och-cho-cha!