Its melody starts identically to the German children's song "Lasst uns froh und munter sein", but ends differently.
동, 동, 동대문을 열어라, 남, 남, 남대문을 열어라, 12시가 되면은, (or 지나면,) 문을 닫는다.
Dong, Dong, Dongdaemuneul yeoreora, Nam, Nam, Namdaemuneul yeoreora, Yeol dusiga doemyeoneun, (or Yeol dusiga jinamyeon,) Muneul danneunda.
They hold their both hands to form an arch so the other players can pass under it.
Children start to sing the song as they pass through the gate one by one in a row.