Ven ikh nem a bisele yash, oy-oy, funkelt alts un glantst;
kh'gib a vorf di puste flash, oy-oy.
un ikh gey a tants.

Oy, oy tsuker-zis
halt mir bay di hent;
lekhtn beygelekh di fis,
di neshome brent!

Vos nir shviger, ver mir vayb, oy-oy,
veys ikh zey di shlek!
mitn ershhtn kelishik vayn, oy-oy, shvimen zey avek.

Oy, oy, tsuker-zis
brider, kumt in kon,
lomir vayzn vind un vist
vos a kabtsn kon!

Vos mir dayges, ver mir zorg, oy-oy,
shtrof nit far di reyd,
gib mir, gotenyu, af borg, oy-oy khotsh a tropn freyd.

Oy, tate, tsuker-zis,
s'redele zikh dreyt,
s'kostn tsores halb um zist,
shpringt tsezetsterheyt!

Ven ikh nem a bisele yash, oy-oy,
bin ikh gornit der,
kh'gib a vorf di puste flash, oy-oy.
un ikh gey a sher.