Ir hot gevis, libe mentshn, gehert,
Vos oyf dem ya-va-vam [yam] hot zikh farlofn:
'merikaner shif hot zikh ibergekert
Un file mentshn zenen [bad word] gevorn.

Oy, shtelts aykh for, libe mentshn, di kartine
Vi groys s'iz geven gots tsorn
Ven file vaser iz arayn in di mashinen,
Un di 'lektere is farloshn gevorn.

Oy, khosn-kale zenen zikh gezesn in freydn,
Zeyer freyd hot dok keyner nisht geshtert,
Zey hobn geshrign: Liber got, vos tustu undz tsesheydn?
Ober der liber got hot zikh tsu zey nisht tsugehert.