Pozurylys' chornomorci, oy shcho nehde yim zyty.
Hey, hey, hey! Poselyvsya vrah proklyatyi, vyhonya..,
Vyhonyaye z chaty.

Oy hodi nam, chornomorcyam, ta y chudobu plodyty.
Hey, hey, hey! Zapryahayte voly, vozy, yid' na Ku..,
Yid' na Kuban zyty.

Yidut', yidut' chornomorci, az zanozy hnut'sya,
Hey, hey, hey! Ohlyanut'sya v ridnyi kray – z ochey slo..,
Z ochey slozy llyut'sya.

Boday tebe, Kucharenko, oy tak dobre sluzyty.
Hey, hey, hey! Yak nam, bidnym chornomorcyam, miz cherke..,
Miz cherkesiv zyty.