Divchata stayut' u kolo, a odna (podekudy dvi) yde do seredyny. Spivayut':

Chor:
Chomu, Halyu, ne tancyuyesh, Halyu, Halyu?

Odna:
Bo ne mayu sorochyny, kavaleru.

Chor:
A ya tobi sorochynu z kramu kuplyu!

Odna:
Tohda ya sy potancyuyu, potancyuyu
Ta y krasnenko podyakuyu, kavaleru.

Dali na novi zapytannya, chomu ne tancyuye, vona vidpovidaye, shcho ne maye spidnyci, zapaschyny, korsetyny, chustyny, koraliv, nareshti, vinochka. Kavaler obicyaye yiy use te spravyty. Vesnyanyi chorovod zakinchuyet'sya.