Zachotila vraza baba ta y zabahatity:
Pidsypala kuriponku, shchob vyvela dity. (2)

Pryspiv:
Cip-cip, cip-cip, cyuru-cyuru! (3)
Shchob vyvela dity.*

Vysydila kuriponka p’yatero kurchatok:
Oce tobi, vraza babo, na pershyi pochatok.

Oy pohnala vraza baba svoyi kury pasty,
Sama sila pid tynom kuzelynu pryasty.

Stala chmarka nastupaty, doshchyk nakrapaty,
Stala baba svoyi kury ta y dodomu hnaty.

Hnala vona, hnala, troye roztoptala,
Na chetverte spotyknulas', a na p’yate vpala.

Yak pryyichav did iz lisu ta y do svoho dvoru,
Pytayet'sya babusenky pro svoyu chudobu.

– Oy didu, didusyu, stalasya prychyna:
Navrochyly lychi lyudy – ya vsi podushyla.

Stav did babu byty ta stav yiyi vchyty,
A kurochka z-pid prypichka stala boronyty.

– Ne byi, didu, svoyi baby, bo nemaye za shcho,
Tvoya baba chazyayochka, a ty, did, ledashcho.

Rozserdyvsya did na babu, ne znav, shcho zrobyty
Uzyav yiyi na pleche ta y ponis topyty.

Yak ukynuv did u vodu ta y stav veselytys':
– Dobre, shcho cya utopylas', shche budu zenytys'!

Ide did cherez mist ta v doloni pleshche:
– Dobre, shcho cya utopylas', ozenyusya ya shche!

Ide did pid horu ta v doloni rize,
Ohlyanet'sya nazad sebe: z vody baba lize.