(INTRO)
Ivan the Crayfish’s
crawling along the bank
Catches a fish
and brings it to little Ul'yan
Little Ul'yan
wolfs down the peppered fish
The landlord sits in the barnyard
and screams "I'll whip you!"
They work their fingers to the bone
With a wooden plough and harrow
Mother sold the latter
Didn’t ask much for it
A hoe, a shovel
And a hen
And a hen
It sits on its roost
(INTERLUDE)
A hen
It sits on its roost
It sits on its roost
Counting its eggs
One, two, three, four
They taught me how to count
But not to read or write
I had to play with dolls
I broke one of my dolls
Mummy gave me a spanking
Dad, dad hit me on the back
Balalaika on the wall
Down the balalaika fell
And hit the pig on its hump
And then dad on his back
So he won’t be riding a pig anymore