Two stanzas of ballad. It has 24 verses - popular with Polish as well as the Ukrainians.
Song starts with admonition to young Gregory: Don't go to parties at night with the girls for they are jealous and are acquainted with with poisonous herbs. Especially the blackeyed one that you see so often is very proficient in preparing herb poison and she is extremely jealous. He paid no attention to the admoniton. Sunday, she gathered herbs. Monday, she washed them. Tuesday, she cooked the[m]; Wed., she gave them to Gregory, Thurs., he died, Friday, was his funeral; her mother came home.
"Why did you Gregory that poison?" "Mother, you don't have to be sorry for Gregory. He was worthless. Besides me he loved another. It is better that he is dead."