Staryi pip, staryi pip, a syvaya boroda,
Nechay tebe vrazi lyublyat', a ne ya moloda.

Oy yak pishov staryi pip ta y do cerkvy vinchaty,
Pishla yoho matushka ta y do kuma hulyaty.

Povinchavshy, staryi pip ta y ide dodomu,
Pytayet'sya susidonky, chy matushka vdoma.

– Yak vy pishly, batyushko, ta y do cerkvy vinchaty,
Pishly vashi matushka ta y do kuma hulyaty.

– Oy viz'mu ya, nakynu ya ta y novenku ryasu,
Oy pidu ya, pryvedu ya popadenku nashu.

Shnaryv, shnaryv staryi pip – popadi ne znayshov,
Zachepyvsya za rukav, ta y upav, ta y upav.

– Boday tebe, matushko, chort uzyav, chort uzyav,
Cherez tebe v noviy ryasi rukava vidirvav.

Oy yak pryishla matushka unochi, unochi,
A pip chrope, a pip chrope, yak skazyvsya, na pechi.

– Oy viz'mu ya, zasvichu ya voskovuyu svichku,
Oy polizu, oy polizu do popa na pichku.

Ty dumayesh, batyushko, shcho ya v kuma hulyala,
Yak ty vinchav, yak ty vinchav, to ya vzadu stoyala.