Zol ikh vern a rov

Zol ikh vern a rov, ken ikh nit keyn toyre;

Zol ikh zayn a soykher, hob ikh nit keyn skhoyre.

Un keyn hey hob ikh nit, un keyn hober hob ikh nit,

Un dos vayb shilt zikh, a trunk bronfn vilt zikh —

Ze ikh mir a shteyn, zets ikh mikh un veyn.

Zol ikh zayn a shoykhet, halt ikh nit keyn khalef;

Zol ikh zayn a melamed, ken ikh nit keyn alef!

Un di ferd geyen nit, un di reder dreyen nit,

Un dos vayb shilt zikh, a trunk bronfn vilt zikh —

Ze ikh mir a shteyn, zets ikh mikh un veyn.

Vil ikh vern a koval, hob ikh nit keyn kovadle;

Vil ikh zayn a shenker, iz mayn vayb a padle!

Un keyn hey hob ikh nit, un keyn hober hob ikh nit,

Un dos vayb shilt zikh, a trunk bronfn vilt zikh —

Ze ikh mir a shteyn, zets ikh mikh un veyn.