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1. Nu koyft zhe papirosn, nu koyft zhe sacharin Gevorn is hant s'choyre bilig vert A lebn far a groshn, a prute - a fardinst Fun geto-hendler, hot ir doch gehert Refrain Cheys Yisrolik, ich bin dos kid fun geto Cheys Yisrolik, a hefkerdiker yung Chotsh farlibn gole neto Der lang ich altst noch a sviftsh un a zung 2. A mantl on a kragn, tachtoynim fun a zak Kaloshn hob ich, s'feln nor di shich Un ver es vet nor vagn Tsu lachn oy, a sach Dem vel ich noch vayzen ver bin ich Refrain 3. Nit meint mikh hot geborn di hefkerdike gas Bay tate-mame oych geven a kind C'hob beydn on gevoyrn, Nit mayntes iz a shpas Ch'bin geblibn vi in feld der vint Cheys Yisrolik, nor ven keyner zet nisht Vish ich shtil zich fun oyg arop a trer Nor vun maynt troyer- Baser oz men redt nisht Tsu vos dermanen un machn S'harts zich shver.
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Concerning stanza 3, the first line should read as follows: Nit meint mikh hot geborn di hefkerdike gas cf pages 106-107 in "Lider fun di getos un lagern" (Songs of the Ghettos and Concentration Camps)by Shmerke Kaczerginski.
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