Ver Es Hot - text

Ver es hot a templ,
Ver es hot a klayzl,
Ver s'bazukht a shenkl,
Ver — a Ireylekh hayzl.

Epes muz men hobn,
Eynem muz men gloybn:
Tsi a tayvl untn
Tsi a got dort oybn ...

Hostu ober keynem,
Vilst gor alts farhasn,
Vestu, vi Kayen,
Blondzhen in di gasn.

Un es vet dir vaykhn
Yederer lun oylem,
Un di velt di gantse
Iz dir a beys-oylem ...

(English)
One has got a temple,
One a house of study,
One frequents a bar-room,
One a house that's bawdy.

We must all have something,
Must believe in one of:
A devil down below,
A good Lord up above.

If, though, you've got no one,
And want to spit on all,
You'll wander just like Cain
Through every street and trail

And every passer-by
Will cross the street to dodge you,
And your whole wide world will
Be a cemetery.