Over fields, roads,
On a wagon of hay,
In sun and wind and rain
Two musicians ride.
A surprise, oh, a surprise!
Tell us, who are they?

Chorus
Yidl with his fiddle,
Aryeh with his bass.
Life is a song
So no point being angry
Hey, Yidl, fiddle, shmiddle, hey,
Life is just a joke.

A goat stands in a meadow
And bleats sadly, "Mehhh",
Hey, goat, you fool,
To be sad is not right.
So he shakes his beard,
That's so, that's so. Feh!

Chorus 2
A bird flies, "Good morning"
Good morning, good year!
Sadness and worries -
May they go to blazes!
Laugh with the wind, Yidl -
And just ride on!