Oy, Vasylyu, Vasylyu,
Serdenyatko moye,
Ne chody z u dorohu,
Nechay bat'ko ide.

Bat'ko staryi, bat'ko staryi,
Na sviti nazyvsya,
A ty, moye serdenyatko,
Nedavno zenyvsya.

Yak pohonysh voliv pasty,
Treba chlopcyam zinku vkrasty,
Treba doma sydit',
Treba zinku hlyadit'.