uskudar'a gider iken aldi da bir yagmur
uskudar'a gider iken aldi da bir yagmur
Katibimin setresi uzun, etegi camur
Katip uykudan uyanmis, gozleri mahmur
Katip benim, ben katibin, ele karisir
Katibime siter eter faltu ne guzel yarasir
Uskadara is a little town in Turkey
And in the old days, many women had male secretaries
Oh, well, that's Turkey
uskudar'a gider iken bir mendil buldum
Mendilimin icine lokum doldurdum
They take a trip from Uskudara in the rain
And on the way they fall in love
He's wearing a stiff collar
In a full dress suit
She looks at him longingly through her veil
And casually feeds him candy
Oh, those Turks
Katibimi arar iken yanimda buldum
Katip benim, ben katibin, el ne karisir
Katibime kolali da gomlek ne guzel yarasir
Katibimi arar iken yanimda buldum
Katip benim, ben katibin, el ne karisir
Katibime kolali da gomlek ne guzel yarasir
uskudar'a gider iken aldi da bir yagmur
uskudar'a gider iken aldi da bir yagmur
Katibimin setresi uzun, etegi camur
Katip uykudan uyanmis, gozleri mahmur
Katip benim, ben katibin, ele karisir
Katibime siter eter faltu ne guzel yarasir
Uskadara is a little town in Turkey
And in the old days, many women had male secretaries
Oh, well, that's Turkey
uskudar'a gider iken bir mendil buldum
Mendilimin icine lokum doldurdum
They take a trip from Uskudara in the rain
And on the way they fall in love
He's wearing a stiff collar
In a full dress suit
She looks at him longingly through her veil
And casually feeds him candy
Oh, those Turks
Katibimi arar iken yanimda buldum
Katip benim, ben katibin, el ne karisir
Katibime kolali da gomlek ne guzel yarasir
Katibimi arar iken yanimda buldum
Katip benim, ben katibin, el ne karisir
Katibime kolali da gomlek ne guzel yarasir