Ikh vil geyn vu di katshke geyt Un I wanna drey vi a katshke dreyt Wild goose, brekh a fus, geshtopte haldz A maykhl in baykhl un a geln shmalts (gallon shmalts)
Yesterday I went to the butcher shop To buy a chicken and a couple of chops The butcher said, " we got katshke today " Di katshke heard him and he gave a geshrey
I wanna go where the wild goose goose Cause I know more than the wild goose knows Mayn kop tsekvetsht un mayn pipik tsedrikt Before too long I'll be opgeflikt
No feathers...
And the butcher said that it weighs ten pounds " It's a beautiful katshke, lady, A magnificent gandz Six dollars, a metsiye, hey lady you'll buy it " Di katshke cried " rakhmones! I don't want a levaye "
Ay, ay, ay....
Ikh muz geyn vu di wild goose muz Before der shoykhet khapt arop mayn nuz Vild goose, brekh a fus, khap a kholatshke Bald I'm gonna ley vi a teyte katshke
Let me fly avek....Squawk!
Oy, s'iz shoyn farfaln It ain't no use Der butcher er farkoyft mikh And I'm a cooked goose I've got to be brave Oh, her balebatish Goodbye little chickens, don't forget to say kaddish.
And I can't go where the wild goose goes Cause I must go where the shoykhet goes I'll be opgezaltst, I'll be in a top A make afn butcher, zol im shtinken fun kop