Bula v bat'ka parova mashyna, a ya yeyi prodala,
A za tiyi hroshi muzyky khoroshi naynyala, naynyala.
Muzychen'ki moyi, oy zahrayte meni kovalya, kovalya,
A koval', kovalya cherez nozhku valya, oy valya, oy valya.
Kovalykha na toku umyraye zo smikhu: u-kha-kha, u-kha-kha.
Bula v bat'ka stara kozhushyna, a ya yeyi prodala,
A za tiyi hroshi muzyky khoroshi naynyala, naynyala.
Muzychen'ki moyi, oy zahrayte meni kovalya, kovalya,
A koval', kovalya cherez nozhku valya, oy valya, oy valya.
Kovalykha na toku umyraye zo smikhu: u-kha-kha, u-kha-kha.
Bula v bat'ka v Kyyevi kvartyra, a ya yeyi prodala,
A za tiyi hroshi muzyky khoroshi naynyala, naynyala.
Muzychen'ki moyi, oy zahrayte meni kovalya, kovalya,
A koval', kovalya cherez nozhku valya, oy valya, oy valya.
Kovalykha na toku umyraye zo smikhu: u-kha-kha, u-kha-kha.
Anton, kryve koleso,
Anton, kudy kotyssya,
Anton, po muku, po muku,
Anton, po yaku, po yaku,
Anton, po pshenychnuyu,
Anton, zahranychnuyu.
Anton pyrohiv napeche,
Anton na bazar ponese,
Anton po kopiytsi prodast',
Anton meni hroshi oddast',
Anton na spodnytsyu nabere,
Anton i za sebe zabere. Ukh!
Nastya kholostyushka bula,
Rozdboryla-zad'oryla menya.
‒ Dozvol', dusha, Nastechka,
Dozvol' lebedynovaya.
‒ Mozhna, da mozhna.
Mozhna, vynokur molodoy,
Da ne dyelay khudoy slavy nado mnoy,
Khodoslavytsya-nevol'nytsya,
Koho lyublyu – toho khochet'sya.
Nastya, da Nastya.
‒ Nastya moya pysanaya,
Nashcho zh mene vysushyla?,
Prylozhyla sukhotu k zhyvotu,
Zastavyla lyubyt' syrotu,
Zastavyla po nochkam khodyt',
Zastavyla syrotku lyubyt'.
Nastya, da Nastya.
I ty tut, i ya tut, a khto v nas udoma?
/ A khto nam porubaie solomu na drova? / 2
I tonesenko, i dribnesen(ko),
/ A khto zh mene potsiluie solodesechko. / 2
Tsiluvav mene diak ta vse chort znaie yak,
/ Nekhai mene potsiluie chornomorskyi kozak. / 2
Chornomorets ide, azh vulytsia hude.
/ Yak zachula holosa, rozchesala volosa. / 2
‒ Nabik, khloptsi, nabik, khloptsi, bo chort muzha nese,
/ Yak pobachyt mene z Vamy, yoho trastsia zatrase. / 2
Nekhai trase, nekhai trase, yak toi viter z budiakom,
/ Ya moloda, yak yahoda, pohuliaiu z kozakom. / 2
I, zdaietsia, ne pietsia, i, zdaietsia, ne lietsia,
/ I, zdaietsia, nema dirky, nema v chartsi horilky. / 2
Oi vypyty, toto ya, pohuliaty, to to ya,
/ Zhyto zhaty, shmattia praty ‒ bolyt meni holova. / 2
Bolyt meni holova, shche y mezhy plechyma,
/ Daite meni doktora z chornymy ochyma. / 2
Ta y ne toho doktora, shcho vin doktoruie,
/ Ale toho doktora, shcho dobre tsiluie. / 2
Horilochka chysta, liubliu tebe pyty,
/ Lysh ne liubliu, horilochko, za tebe platyty. / 2
Zymoiu ne merznesh, a litom ne kysnesh,
/ Khot yakoho henerala v boloto zatysnesh. / 2
Navaryla holubtsiv ‒ ne nailasia,
/ Z takym durnym nochuvala ‒ ne zahrilasia. / 2