Oy bida, bida (2)
Tiy vdovyci-nebozi,
Shcho yiyi chata (2)
Blyzenko pry dorozi.

Chto tam nadiyde, (2)
Vse o vdovi richuye:
– Z kym bidna vdova, (2)
Temnu nichku nochuye?

Nochuye vdova (2)
Z dribnymy ditochkamy,
A lyudy kazut', (2)
Shcho p’ye z parubkamy.

– Oy bida z meni, (2)
Vorozenky, z vamy:
Sama ne znayu, (2)
Yak vyity miz lyudyamy.

Oy vyidu bilo, (2)
To kazut' – hachuyet'sya!
Oy vyidu chorno, (2)
To kazut' – linuyet'sya!

Oy vyishla vdova (2)
Bilenka, yak bereza,
A lyudy kazut', (2)
Shcho p’yana, netvereza.

Oy vyishla vdova v zurbi velykiy,
Na vorotyach sya sperla,
A lyudy kazut', (2)
Shcho z horivky vmerla.

Oy yak bahach p’ye, (2)
To kazut': rozbolivsya.
Bidnyi zachvoriv – (2)
Hovoryat', shcho napyvsya.