Rabosay, rabosay, khakhomim on a breg, khakhomim on a breg,
(Gentlemen, gentlemen endlessly wise, endlessly wise,)
Entfert ale oyf mayn shayle: vi azoy, vi azoy, azoy trinkt der keyser tey?
(I want to ask you a question. Nu, ask, ask, ask: Everybody answer my question: How does tsar drink tea?)
Me nemt a gitele tsuker, un me makht in dem tsuker a lekhele,
(You take a cylinder of sugar, and carve a hole on the top,)
Un me gist arayn heyse vaser, der keyser der …
(And into it you pour hot water and then stir and stir.)
Oy, ot azoy, oy, ot azoy, trinkt der keyser tey!
(Oy, just like that, oy, just like that, That's how the tsar drinks tea.)
Oy, ot azoy, oy, ot azoy, trinkt der keyser tey!
(Oy, just like that, oy, just like that, That's how the tsar drinks tea.)
Rabosay, rabosay, khakhomim on a breg, khakhomim on a breg,
(Gentlemen, gentlemen endlessly wise, endlessly wise,)
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