Oi ty, staryi didu, chomu sya ne zenysh

Oi ty, staryi didu, chomu sya ne zenysh?

Pryspiv:
Rum tai dida, didaida, chomu sya ne zenysh?

Staroyi ne hochu, moloda ne pide.
Yak moloda pide, to yisty ne zvaryt,
A yak yisty zvaryt, to v mysku ne vliye,
A yak v mysku vliye, na stil ne polozyt,
Yak na stil polozyt, to lyzky ne podast,
A yak lyzku podast, to zo mnov ne syade,
A yak zo mnov syade, to yisty ne bude,
A yak bude yisty, to zo mnov ne lyaze,
A yak zo mnov lyaze, to sya ne oberne,
A yak sya oberne, to ne pociluye,
A yak pociluye, to na zemlju spljune:
– A v tebe, didyshche, holova-makitra,
A v tebe, didunyu, ochi, yak cybuli,
A v tebe, didunyu, boroda capacha,
A v tebe, didunyu, ruky medvedyachi,
A v tebe, didunyu, nohy – vovchi lapy,
Oi pishov didyshche ta i na yarmaryshche,
A kupyv didyshche dovhyi nahayishche,
Yak zachav didyshche i babu oplitaty,
Yak zachala baba po rukah ciluvaty:
– ia v tebe, didunyu, holovka-makivka,
ia v tebe, didunyu, boroda zolota,
ia v tebe, didunyu, ruchenky malenki,
Oi a ty, didunyu, a sam hospodarskyi.