Yak poyichav Ochrim
Da v Chernihiv po chmil.
Ne kupyv vin chmelyu,
A kupyv yachmenyu
Za simnadcyat' rubliv
Ta y nepovnu zmenyu.

Prybihaye zyat'
Do teshchi u hosti.
– Pidemo do mene,
Teshcho, u hosti.
Ya vbyv komara,
Nachynyv kovbas.

Ya vbyv komara,
Zarizav kvochku,
Naklav sala
Az ciluyu bochku.
Shcho vp’yat' ne pidnyat',
Shcho vnesty – ne znesty,
I na dni nicho ne znat'.

– Oy pishla b ya, zyatechku,
Oy pishla b, holubchyku,–
Des' cholovik u hromadi,
A kobyla v stadi,
A duha v lisi,
A chomut u strisi,
Vizechky na lypi,
Da y tiyi ne zvyti.
Chobitochky u shevcya,
A yupochka u kravcya,
A sorochechka v prachky,
A platochok u kramu,
A chto kupyt' – to y tomu.

Prybihaye zyat'
Do sebe dodomu,
Dozydaye teshchu
Na chamziyu,
Na svyatuyu nedilyu
Solomu siche,
Pyrizechky peche,
A since smaze –
Pyrizechky maze.

Prybihaye teshcha
Do zyatya u hosti.
– Pidy z ty, teshcho,
U vyshnevyi sadok,
Zirvy sobi, teshcho,
Try lopushyny,
Zroby sobi, teshcho,
Try chvartushyny.–
Teshcha zyatya posluchala,
U vyshnevyi sadok da potruchala,
Zirvala sobi teshcha
Az try lopushyny,
Zrobyla sobi teshcha
Az try chvartushyny.

Yak posadyv zyat' teshchu
Do dverey plechyma:
– Shchob ty, nasha teshcha,
Muchy polichyla.
Lichy, lichy, teshcho, muchy,
Ta ne pomylysya,
Shchob tobi vysky
Ta ne kalylysya.–
Nalichyla vona
Simdesyat i dvisti.
– Ot teper treba daty
Teshchi popoyisty.
Persha potravka –
Rubel ta kachalka,
A druha potravka –
Charochka vyncya,
Charochka vyncya,
Ohlobelky kincya.–
Oy, chyche, oy, chyche,
A zyat' teshchu siche
Prepohanyi dubcem,
Ohlobelkoyu kincem,
Ik sobi tonshym,
A po teshchi tovshchym.
Ne popala teshcha z perelyaku,
Kudy lyudy chodyat',
A popala teshcha,
Kudy husy lazyat'.
Holova prolizla,
A spyna zahruzla.
Vyrvalas' teshchenka
Skokom ta bokom,
Ohlyanet'sya teshcha –
Tak z odnym okom.
Prybihaye teshcha
Do sebe dodomu.
– Oy vy, ditky-holub’yata,
Zakryvayte dveri,
Ne puskayte zyatya
Proklyatoho v chatu.
Tikay, staryi, z pechi:
Ya poparyu plechi,
Bo zyateve pyvo
U nohy vstupylo,
Bo zyateva chest'
Ta na tili yest'.