Nashcho bulo, nashcho bulo staromu zenytsya

Nashcho bulo, nashcho bulo staromu zenytsya,
Nashcho bulo, nashcho bulo moloduyu zinku brat?

Nashcho bulo, nashcho bulo moloduyu zinku brat,
Shcho ne vmiye, shcho ne vmiye biloyi posteli slat!

Ya z staromu, ya z staromu postil bilu postelju,
U try ryady, u try ryady kaminnyachka nalozu!

U try ryady, u try ryady kaminnyachka nalozu,
A v chotyry, a v chotyry ta koljuchoyi shypshyny!

Staryi ne spyt, staryi ne spyt ta vse Bohu molytsya,
Shcho shypshyna, shcho shypshyna v boky koletsya!

Oi dai, Boze, oi dai, Boze, syu manenku nich,
Pishov by ya, pishov by ya ’d molodoyi zinky prich!