| I returned to Odessa, | 
| I walk like a Pes | 
| And I scratch my heels on pebbles. | 
| The soles are still sopped, | 
| The wheels are barely | 
| They hold on to my heels, but I'm in a hurry. | 
| There is a lining on the jacket - | 
| There is a solid payment, | 
| And the collar is pricked, she-she-she. | 
| With all my seizures | 
| I'm in kid gloves | 
| And "kiss-kiss-kiss" is on my neck. | 
| Besides, let's face it, | 
| My Odessa-mother | 
| Always ready to take me in. | 
| She is always support | 
| Are you a king or a pawn, | 
| At least it's more pleasant to be a king in life. | 
| Let me be poor now | 
| I still dream about dinner, - | 
| But five minutes - and I'm rich again! | 
| The lorry will drive up | 
| Will load peti-meti, - | 
| And again, I will not even become a brother. | 
| Or maybe on a cart | 
| I'll get the money in the bank | 
| And the machine gun will give me a receipt. | 
| When they learn to shoot | 
| The seals slam | 
| But the horses will take us away, and I will sing again. | 
| Besides, let's face it, | 
| My Odessa-mother | 
| Always ready to take me in. | 
| She is always support | 
| Are you a king or a pawn, | 
| At least it's more pleasant to be a king in life. | 
| I go past the ment | 
| With a gait, with a compliment, - | 
| Tell yourself he stands at his post! | 
| You are very tanned, they say, | 
| Say, they say, documents, - | 
| In our opinion - ksivuhu, that is, ksivotu! | 
| And I will answer him | 
| As if I don't notice | 
| And then I will finish slowly. | 
| You don’t see profit at point-blank range, - | 
| Seki, who has come to you! | 
| You stand - and stop, the attic is empty and kinder sha! | 
| Besides, let's face it, | 
| My Odessa-mother | 
| Always ready to take me in. | 
| She is always support | 
| Are you a king or a pawn, | 
| At least it's more pleasant to be a king in life. |