Shteyt a bokher, un er trakht (or shteyt un trakht) Trakht un trakht a gantse nakht Vemen tzu nemen un nit farshemen Vemen tzu nemen un nit farshemen Tumbala, Tumbala, Tumbala-laika Tumbala, Tumbala, Tumbala-laika Tumbala-laika, shpiel bala-laika Tumbala-laika (or Shpiel bala-laika), freylekh zol zayn Meydl, meydl, kh'vil bay dir fregn, Vos ken vaksn, vaksn on regn? Vos ken brenen un nit oyfhern? Vos ken benken, veynen on trern? Tumbala, Tumbala, Tumbala-laika Tumbala, Tumbala, Tumbala-laika Tumbala-laika, shpiel bala-laika Tumbala-laika (or Shpiel bala-laika), freylekh zol zayn Narisher bokher, vos darfstu fregn? A shteyn ken vaksn, vaksn on regn. Libe ken brenen un nit oyfhern. A harts ken benken, veynen on trern. Tumbala, Tumbala, Tumbala-laika Tumbala, Tumbala, Tumbala-laika Tumbala-laika, shpiel bala-laika Tumbala-laika (or Shpiel bala-laika), freylekh zol zayn Vos iz hekher fun a hoyz? Vos iz flinker fun a moyz? Vos iz tifer fun a kval? Vos iz biter, biterer vi gal? Tumbala, Tumbala, Tumbala-laika Tumbala, Tumbala, Tumbala-laika Tumbala-laika, shpiel bala-laika Tumbala-laika (or Shpiel bala-laika), freylekh zol zayn A koymen iz hekher fun a hoyz. A kats iz flinker fun a moyz. Di toyre iz tifer fun a kval. Der toyt iz biter, biterer vi gal.
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