Oy ty, staryi didu, chomu sy ne zenysh,

Pryspiv:
Hay du, rudaydu, chomu sy ne zenysh?

Staroyi ne chochu, moloda ne pide,
Chot' moloda pide, yistochky ne zvaryt',
Oy yak zvaryt' yisty, ta ne schoche sisty,
A chot' syade yisty, ta ne podyvyt'sya,
A chot' podyvyt'sya, postil ne postelyt',
A chot' i postelyt', spatonky ne lyaze,
Chot' spatonky lyaze, to ne obernet'sya,
A chot' obernet'sya, to ne pociluye,
A chot' pociluye, to na zemlyu plyune.