Porad meni, tovaryshu, shcho mayu robyty,
Chy divchynu pokydaty, chy yi shche ljubyty?
Oi ne ljuby, tovaryshu, ta i ne zabuvai sya,
Bo linyva do roboty, hot ljudei spytai sya!
Bo linyva do roboty, ne hoche robyty,
Plete vinky shcho subitky, shchoby yi ljubyty.
Oi nai by to shcho suboty, a to shcho nedili,
Shchoby yiyi zavydily hlopci molodiyi.
Oi nai by to shcho nedili, to shcho ponedilka,
Shchoby yiyi zavydily, shcho horosha divka.