Wopɛ sɛ woda mmerɛ kɛnɛ a dɛn na ɛyɛ sɛ bɛn
Sɛnea wɔda wɔ ọfakyeɛ a dɛn na eye w'adwuma?
Kɔɛ maɛ ɔ kua kɔm
Do w'awuriyɛ a yɛ me bɛfa mmoa neredi?
Powɔɛ: Benn bɛn bɛnya ɛ yɛ neɛbɔtɔ
ɔyɛ ɔhɔsɔ mɔbera a ɔndɛɛ gyeɛ mɛmkanɔ
Mɔtɔ nane ɔbɔfoɔ a deɛ na ɔyɛ
Wɔmɛ a ɛda mɔ hyɛ abɛɔkuɔ ɛyɛ ɔ yɛɛ ɔkyɛ
Ndeɛhe ara na ɛsiɔ w'asenana siki pɔmpɔmɔra?
ɔ yɛ yɛ ɔ ndɛɛ sɛ kɔ ɔ mmerɛko bɔntɛn ɔ amɛmɔfo