Lyrics:

On a wagon bound for market
There's a calf with a mournful eye
High above him there's a swallow
Wingin' swiftly through the sky

How the winds are laughin'
They laugh with all their might
Laugh and laugh the whole day through
And half the summer's night

Dona dona dona dona
Dona dona dona dai
Dona dona dona dona
Dona dona dona dai

'Stop complainin',' said the farmer
'Who told you a calf to be?
Why don't you have wings to fly with
Like the swallow so proud and free?'

How the winds are laughin'
They laugh with all their might
Laugh and laugh the whole day through
And half the summer's night

Dona dona dona dona
Dona dona dona dai
Dona dona dona dona
Dona dona dona dai

Calves are easily bound and slaughtered
Never knowin' the reason why
But whoever treasures freedom
Like the swallow has learned to fly

How the winds are laughin'
They laugh with all their might
Laugh and laugh the whole day through
And half the summer's night

Dona dona dona dona
Dona dona dona dai
Dona dona dona dona
Dona dona dona dai
Dona dona dona dai