koyf mir nisht keyn lokenes un makh mikh nisht sheyn,
koyf dir a por shtifelekh, tsum pritsev darfstu geyn, oy oy
yoshke fort avek, nokh a sho un nokh a sho, der poyetsd
geyt avek.
klog she nisht un veyn she nisht, z´iz altsding blote, ikh vel
zayn bay fonyen der sheynster in der rote. Oy oy oy Yoshke
fort avek, nokh a sho un nokh a sho, der poyetsd geyt avek.
di ban iz shoyn gekumen, un ez khapt mikh on a shrek,
oy vey mamenyu, Yoshke fort avek, oy oy oy Yoshke fort
avek, nokh a kush un nokh a kush, der poyetsd geyt avek.
zay she mir gezunt mayn tayere kale, nokh dir ver ikh benken,
mer vi nokh ale, oy oy oy Yoshke fort avek, nokh a kush un
nokh a kush, der poyetsd geyt avek.
oybn iz a brikl, un untn is a taykhl, Yoshke fort avek
un lozt ir iber mit a baykhl, oy oy oy Yoshke fort avek,
lomir zikh gezegenen, der poyetsd geyt avek.Oy, oy, oy, oy Yoshke furt avek
Noch a sho un noch a sho
Bange shoin avek…
