Rapolase in the dell,
The rapolase in the dell,
Hi-ho, the derry-o,
The rapolase in the dell.

Rapolase takes a mosadi,
Rapolase takes a mosadi,
Hi-ho, the derry-o,
The rapolase takes a mosadi.

The mosadi takes a losea,
The mosadi takes a losea,
Hi-ho, the derry-o,
The mosadi takes a losea.

The losea takes a nurse,
The losea takes a nurse,
Hi-ho, the derry-o,
The losea takes a nurse.
The nurse takes the kgomo,
The nurse takes the kgomo,
Hi-ho, the derry-o,
The nurse takes the kgomo.

The kgomo takes a ntša,
The kgomo takes a ntša,
Hi-ho, the derry-o,
The kgomo takes a ntša.

The ntša takes a katse,
The ntša takes a katse,
Hi-ho, the derry-o,
The ntša takes a katse.

The katse takes a peba,
The katse takes a peba,
Hi-ho, the derry-o,
The katse takes a peba.

The peba takes the kase,
The peba takes the kase,
Hi-ho, the derry-o,
The peba takes the kase.
The kase stands alone,
The kase stands alone,
Hi-ho, the derry-o,
The kase stands alone.

Fee! Fie! Foe! Fum!
Ke smell the madi of an Englishman.
Nna he tshela, or nna he dead,
I'll sila his bones apaya my borotho.

Eeny, meeny, miny, moe
Kappa a tiger by the toe
Fa he hollers let him tsamaya,
Eeny, meeny, miny, moe
My mme told me
Peke the very best nngwe
Le you are [not] it.
Alternate 2nd Verse:
Out tsamaya nngwe
Out tsamaya pedi
Out tsamaya another nngwe
Le that is you.

Mofikela le tala the north sephinya doth phanya
Thata in moso phakela,
Gotlhe the lentswe are covered with kapoko,
Le winters jaanong tla ka selekanyo.

Tla go fensetere,
My nnana, with me,
Le look fa the stars
That sedifatsa on the sea!
There are pedi  little stars
That motshameko bo-peep
With pedi little tlhapi
kgakala down in the boteng;
Le pedi  little frogs
Lela  "Neap, neap, neap;"
Ke see a dear nnana
That should nna robetse.

Cobbler, cobbler, baakanya my shoe.
Bona ke  fetsa by sephatlo go fetile pedi.
sephatlo go fetile pedi  nna  much too late!
Bona ke fetsa  by sephatlo go fetile robedi.

Katse came fiddling tswa kwa a barn,
With a sebedi of bagpipes under her letsogo.
She kgona  sing nothing but fiddle dee dee,
The peba has married the bumble notshe.
Phaepe, katse; bina, peba;
We'll have a wedding at our molemo ntlo.