Oy honyla baba dida po studenu vodu,
Dala yemu sorok bukiv ta y dva na dorohu.

Dala yemu sorok bukiv, chotyry dodatku:
– Aby-s, didu, ne povertav u chuzuyu chatku!

A y kaze did, yak iz babov staly sy svaryty:
– Pidim-ko sy, kaze, babko, na lotoky vmyty.

Pryishla baba na lotoky, lyshe-m sy schylyla,
A did zabih, babu trutyv, baba sy vtopyla.

Pryishov did dodomochku, pislav po horivku,
A sam pishov do bahacha po molodu divku.

Na sim boci pry potoci klyn derevo rize,
Ide dido iz vesillya – baba z vody lize.

Pryishov did dodomochku ta siv sobi v kutku:
– Nashcho z meni zenytysya, hirenkyi miy smutku!