Work work and work the hie-le daw.
Work work and work there's nok to lawe.
No food, no hvil, no no'ed som helst
I think it is a lit-tle trælst.
Yeah it's hard to be a nis-se-mand
Yeah it's hard to be a nis-se.
No'en can have free when it is jul.
Free båd' from arbed' and from school.
But when you are a nis-se-mand
that's sim-pelt-hen not no'ed you can.
Yeah it's hard to be a nis-se-mand
Yeah it's hard to be a nis-se.