^AmShteyt a bokher, un er ^E7trakht (or shteyt un trakht) Trakht un ^F7trakht a ^E7gantse ^Amnakht Vemen tzu ^Fnemen un nit ^Cfarshemen Vemen tzu ^E7nemen un nit ^Amfarshemen ^E7

^AmTumbala, Tumbala, Tumbala-^E7laika Tumbala, ^F7Tumbala, ^E7Tumbala-^Amlaika Tumbala-^Flaika, shpiel bala-^Claika Tumbala-^E7laika (or Shpiel bala-^E7laika), freylekh zol ^Amzayn ^E7

^AmMeydl, meydl, kh'vil bay dir ^E7fregn, Vos ken ^F7vaksn, ^E7vaksn on ^Amregn? Vos ken ^Fbrenen un nit oy^Cfhern? Vos ken ^E7benken, veynen on ^Amtrern? ^E7

^AmTumbala, Tumbala, Tumbala-^E7laika Tumbala, ^F7Tumbala, ^E7Tumbala-^Amlaika Tumbala-^Flaika, shpiel bala-^Claika Tumbala-^E7laika (or Shpiel bala-^E7laika), freylekh zol ^Amzayn ^E7

^AmNarisher bokher, vos darfstu ^E7fregn? A shteyn ken ^F7vaksn, ^E7vaksn on ^Amregn. Libe ken ^Fbrenen un nit oy^Cfhern. A harts ken ^E7benken, veynen on ^Amtrern. ^E7

^AmTumbala, Tumbala, Tumbala-^E7laika Tumbala, ^F7Tumbala, ^E7Tumbala-^Amlaika Tumbala-^Flaika, shpiel bala-^Claika Tumbala-^E7laika (or Shpiel bala-^E7laika), freylekh zol ^Amzayn ^E7

^AmVos iz hekher fun a ^E7hoyz? Vos iz ^F7flinker ^E7fun a ^Ammoyz? Vos iz ^Ftifer fun a ^Ckval? Vos iz b^E7iter, biterer vi ^Amgal? ^E7

^AmTumbala, Tumbala, Tumbala-^E7laika Tumbala, ^F7Tumbala, ^E7Tumbala-^Amlaika Tumbala-^Flaika, shpiel bala-^Claika Tumbala-^E7laika (or Shpiel bala-^E7laika), freylekh zol ^Amzayn ^E7

A ^Amkoymen iz hekher fun a ^E7hoyz. A kats iz ^F7flinker ^E7fun a ^Ammoyz. Di toyre iz t^Fifer fun a k^Cval. Der toyt iz ^E7biter, biterer vi ^Amgal. ^E7