I
Yakby meni zupan chornyi,
Sharovary syni
To b do mene divky lyply
Yak do brahy svyni
Yakby meni zupan chornyi, sharovary syni
To b do mene divky lyply, yak do brahy svyni
Shablya z boku, sam bez oka, schozyi na kozaka
Schozyi z peredu na sovu, zzadu na yizaka
Yak by meni shablyu sribnu, cherevyky v zabach
To nosyv by ya napevno dulyu v sharovarach
V sharovarach dyrka, dulya dyvyt'sya na nebo
Ot yakby vittudy vpalo vse, shcho meni treba
Yak by meni zupan chornyi
Sharovary syni
To b do mene divky lyply
Yak do brahy svyni

II
Ty Mykola, ya Mykola, obas' my Mykoly
Tebe byly kolo cerkvy, mene kolo shkoly
Tebe byly iz-za toho, shcho ty pyv horilku
Mene byly iz-za toho, shcho lyubyv ya divku
Yak by meni dvi divchyny. Rostom z mlyna,
v shyr do tyna ta shchob v koznoyi chatyna
Ot syahav by ya bez klopot z dvoru do krovati
V pershiy povecheryayu, v druhu pidu spaty
Dvi divchyny, dvi divchyny – to velyka zrada
Odna plache, druha skache, tretya tomu rada
Tretya tomu rada, bo na vyhodu yiy zrada
Mene chekaye bilya tynu, v neyi tam zasada
Yak by meni zupan chornyi
Sharovary syni
To b do mene divky lyply
Yak do brahy svyni

III
Ty Taras, ta ya Taras, ta obas' my Tarasy
Tebe byly kolo kasy, mene kolo trasy
Tebe byly iz-za toho, shcho ty pyv horilku
Mene byly iz-za toho, shcho lyubyv ya divku
A ya, a ya pospishayu ne do rayu, a do hayu
Tam u hayu pid kushchem chekaye zaya
Yiy strelnu u bochynu. Uviz'mu za vucha.
Kynu v chan, zvaryu ta z’yim. Otaka mokrucha
Otaka ot postanova, bosi nohy plyashut' bosanovu
Oy, ne byite mene, mamo! Dobre, ya pidu do shkoly
Nechay vsi bachat' mokri ochy nibyto vid percyu
Vid zyttya takoho poRAPalosya serce
Yak by meni zupan chornyi
Sharovary syni
To b do mene divky lyply
Yak do brahy svyni