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{{Offensive|It's great to be prideful of being Ukrainian, but some of these verses take it a bit too far by putting down other cultures.}}
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Слова і музика: Bob King
Слова і Музика: The Ukrainian Oldtimers
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<spiv>
<spiv>
It's fun to be Ukrainian.
It's fun to be Ukrainian.
It's nice to be a Uke!
Well, it's nice to be a Uke!
If you were born Ukrainian,
If you were born Ukrainian,
Well, consider it a fluke!
Consider it a fluke!


It's alright to be a Spaniard,
It's alright to be a Spaniard,
Italian, or a Jew.
Italian, or a Jew.
But it's more fun to be Ukrainian,
But more fun to be Ukrainian,
::I'm Ukrainian, how about you? (2)
I'm Ukrainian, how 'bout you?


!Приспів:
!Приспів:
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Раз, два, три!
Раз, два, три!


It's great to eat голубці,
It's great to eat pierogies,
And kubasa I love!
And голобці I love!
They always eat perogies,
The angels eat kubasa,
When it's meal time at baba's!
When it's meal time up above!


It's not that I don't like a-pizza,
It isn't that I don't like pizza,
Bagels or chow mein,
Bagels or chow mein,
But since a кішка seduced my taste buds,
But since a кішка seduced my taste buds,
::All other food goes right down the drain! (2)
All other food goes right down the drain!


!Приспів.
!Приспів


It's fun to be Ukrainian.
It's fun to be Ukrainian.
It's nice to be a Uke!
It's nice to be a Uke!
Now I'm not really Ukrainian,
Now I'm not really Ukrainian,
But don't think that I'm a kook.
But don't you think I'm a kook.


You see my father, he came from Scotland,
See my father, he come from Scotland,
And my mother's from Siam,
And my mother from Sienne,
But it's more fun to be Ukrainian,
But it looked fun to be Ukrainian,
::So Ukrainian is what I am! (2)
So Ukrainian is what I am!


!Приспів.
!Приспів


Now, if you're sad and lonely,
If you're sad and lonely,
And you don't know what to do,
And you don't know what to do,
Just listen very closely,
I've got a tip for you:
Just change your name to Kowalczuk,
Add garlic to your meals,
And tell everyone you're Ukrainian,
::And see how much better you feel! (2)
!Приспів.
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== Словник ==
* kubasy - ковбаси / kielbasy
== Варіянт ==
* Well, consider it a fluke!
* Consider it a fluke!
* I'm Ukrainian, how about you?
* And I'm Ukrainian, how about you?
* They always eat perogies,
* The angels eat пироги
* When it's meal time at baba's!
* When it's meal time up above!
* It's not that I don't like a-pizza,<br/>Bagels or chow mein,
* It's not that I don't like couscous,<br/>Or pizza or chow mein,
* All other food goes right down the drain!
* All the other food goes right down the drain!
* But don't think that I'm a kook.
* But don't think I'm a kook.
* And my mother's from Siam,
* My mother's from Siam,
* So Ukrainian is what I am!
* And so Ukrainian is what I am!
* Add garlic to your meals,
* Add garlic with your meals,
TODO: Incorporate these above:
<spiv>
It's great to eat perogies,
And голобці I love!
The angels eat kubasy,
When it's meal time up above!
You feel life's not worth living,
You feel life's not worth living,
Just listen very closely,
Well here's a tip for you:
Well here's a tip for you:
I've got a tip for you:


Change your name to Kowalczuk,
Have garlic with your meals,
Have garlic with your meals,
Add garlic to your meals,
Tell everyone that you're Ukrainian,
And see how much better you feel!
 
!Приспів
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</spiv>
== Історія ==
Authorship info from email conversation between Dave Roman and Danylo Centore (May 5, 2021). According to Dave, this was originally released on a 1977 album, and Dave made the DD5 arrangement in 1979.
In the Bob King version these spoken lines can be heard:
<blockquote>
Everybody polka
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== Виконання ==
== Виконання ==
* [http://www.files.classicalgasemissions.com/audio/bobkingukrainian.mp3 Bob King - What Can You Sing?]
* [https://youtu.be/q8acS1C7pdw The D-Drifters-5 - Life's a Dance]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wfe_i57_l0 The D-Drifters-5 - UNKNOWN 45rpm RECORD]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dcsw8E6OHPI Sloohai (live)]
* [https://open.spotify.com/track/4ltsLSzqd8PUEzNcrrPpOQ?si=mSIF0mnvTka2Bln1BaBZZQ Sloohai (Spotify)]
* [https://theukrainianoldtimers.bandcamp.com/album/its-fun-2-bee-ukrainian The Ukrainian Oldtimers]
* [https://theukrainianoldtimers.bandcamp.com/album/its-fun-2-bee-ukrainian The Ukrainian Oldtimers]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOPWeONuPPs Shoom]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOPWeONuPPs Shoom]
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