Vos-zhe bistu, ketsele broyges, 
vos geystu aropgelozt di noz? 
Oy efsher vilstu visn dayn yikhes, 
ken ikh dir zogn ver un vos ... 

Dayn tate iz a shmarovoznik, 
dayn mame ganvet fish in mark, 
un dayn [bad word] iz a kartyozhnik, 
un dayn shvester geyt mit a soldat 

Dayn feter iz geshtanen oyf di rogn, 
dayn mume - a hendlerke in mark, 
un dayn [bad word] zitst in di ostrogn, 
un dayn shvester geyt mit a matros ... 

Dayn zeyde iz geven a shoykhet, 
dayn bobe - a tukerin in bod, 
un aleyn bistu, oy, a mamzer, 
un genumen bistu fun priut ... 
English Translation: 

Why, little kitten, are you so angry? 
Why is your nose turned down? 
Oy, perhaps you'd like to know your breeding? 
I can tell you who and what: 

Your father greases wagon wheels 
Your mother steals fish at the fair 
And your brother is a card-sharp 
And your sister lives with a Cossack. 

Your uncle hangs around streetcorners 
Your aunt  a street-peddler 
And your brother sits in prison 
And your sister... ai-di-di-dai-dai-dum. 

Your grandpa was a butcher 
Your grandma  a bath-house attendant 
And you yourself are a [bad word] 
Taken from an orphanage.