I
Kuryevo ta poryevo (Ye!)– ce zdoryevo.
Ale isnuye v sviti taka shtuka, yak more
Plyazi – bili, chvyli – syni
Bucaye more devok sered akvatoriyi
A ya blidyi, nibyto Viy, bilyi parubok zlyi
Chochu nyuchaty mahnoliyi, vynyshchuvat' kaloriyi
A zamist' lyahu u vannu, kapitan bez ranhu
Chunha? Chunha! Chanha? Chanha!
Ay, pidu vkradu naduvnoho kruha
Vdoma naduyu, zapakuyu rechi
Papanya! Mamanya! Trapylosya hore!
Hroshey ne vystachaye, a ya chochu do morya
A more de?

II
Kuryevo-poryevo, vse palyevo zalyshylos' u misti
Na aukcioni "Kristis" ya pocupyv lisapeda
Mriyu, yak na mori stvoryu dekilka love story
Kruchu pedali, zhaduyu uroky lohopeda:
– bosyi chlopec' sino kosyt', rosa rosyt' nohy bosi...
– buv byk tupohub, tupohubenkyi bychok...
– vashi yidut', nashi ydut', vashi nashych pidvezut'...
do morya...

III
Kuryevo-poryevo, ya vpevnenyi, isnuye, ale morya ya
v zytti svomu ne bachyv, lyshe u televizori,
tam more namalovano, a bilya noho divky:
splachuyte hotivkoyu ta macayte uryvkamy
Bombey-buhy, buhy-vuhy Bombey!
Kruchu pedali dali, bilishyi
iz lyudey. Ye ideya: ya halmuyu.
Boze! Moze, morya ne isnuye?
A moze zablukav ya bez kompasu
Ne vytrymaye serce podibnoho lyapasu
Usya! Usyo! Fenita la istoria
Zvezut' do krematoriya u misti Yevpatoriya...