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1. Zol ikh zayn a rov. Ken ikh nit keyn Toyre, Zol ikh zayn a soykher, Hob ikh nit keyn skhoyre. Un keyn hey hob ikh nit, Un keyn hober hob ikh nit, Un di vayb shilt zikh, Refrain: A trink bronfn vilt zikh. Zitz ikh mir a shteyn Zitz ikh mir un veyn. 2. Vil ikh zayn a shoykhet, Hob ikh nit key half. Vil ikh zayn a melamed, Ken ikh nit keyn alef. Un di ferd geyen nit, Un di reder dreyen nit, Un di vayb shilt zikh, Refrain 3. Zol ikh zan a koval, Hob ikh nit keyn kovalde. Zol ikh zayn a sheynker, Hob ikh nit key mashke. Un di ferd geyen nit Un di reder dreyen nit, Un di vayb shilt zikh. Refrain
Translated lyrics
1. I wish I were a rabbi, but I don't know the Torah. I wish I were a trader - but I have no wares. I have no hay, I have no oats. My wife abuses me, and I want a drink of vodka. Refrain: I sit down on a rock, I sit and weep. 2. I wish I were a chopper, but I don't have a knife. I wish I were a teacher, but I do not know the alphabet. Oh, my horses cannot pull the cart and the wheels do not turn. And my wife abuses me...etc. 3. I wish I were a smith, but I have no anvil. I wish I were an innkeeper, but I have no wine to sell. My horses cannot pull the cart...etc.
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