apni kamai pyar ki
apni kamai pyar ki
na karja na hundi
sidha sadha mujhko samjho
ya kaho pakhadi ae bhai
apni kamai pyar ki
na karja na hundi
sidha sadha mujhko samjho
ya kaho pakhadi

dus dus ke do ya
do do ke das
apne liye hai bas bhai bas
dus dus ke do ya
do do ke das
apne liye hai bas bhai bas

dus dus ke do note ka parcha
kafi hai din bar ka kharcha
dus dus ke do note ka parcha
kafi hai din bar ka kharcha
paas rupiya bees hai
to mujhsa kaun rahees hai
to mujhsa kaun rahees hai

na mai kisi ki jeb katu
na kahi maru dandi
sidha sadha mujhko samjho
ya kaho pakhadi ae bhai

breakfast ka panch rupiya
dus hai apne lunch ka bhaiya
breakfast ka panch rupiya
dus hai apne lunch ka bhaiya
panch bache has khel ke
bhai wo hai bus aur rail ke
wo hai bus aur rail ke

agle station ko chalu
phir dikhla ke jhandi
sidha sadha mujhko samjho
ya kaho pakhadi ee bhai
apni kamai pyar ki

jab ye rakam chuk muk jati hai
sham isi me ho jati hai
jab ye rakam chuk muk jati hai
sham isi me ho jati hai
phir kya gam hai sham ke baad

terva number hai aabad
terva number hai aabad
waha dinner ke sath milegi
chhao bhi thandi thandi
sidha sadha mujhko samjho
ya kaho pakhadi
sidha sadha mujhko samjho
ya kaho pakhadi ae bhai

My love's my earned wealth,
no debt, no ledger kept.
Call me simple, if you will,
or, brother, call me a fraud.
My love's my earned wealth,
no debt, no ledger kept.
Call me simple, if you will,
or, brother, call me a fraud.

Two tens, or ten twos,
enough for me, I choose.
Two tens, or ten twos,
enough for me, I choose.

Two tens, a paper note,
enough to keep afloat.
Two tens, a paper note,
enough to keep afloat.
Twenty rupees I hold,
a richer man, I’m told.
A richer man, I’m told.

I pick no pockets, I steal no gain,
Call me simple, if you will,
or, brother, call me a fraud.

Five for breakfast, I spend,
ten for lunch, my friend.
Five for breakfast, I spend,
ten for lunch, my friend.
Five left to play,
for bus and rail, each day.
For bus and rail, each day.

To the next station, I roam,
the flag I now will show.
Call me simple, if you will,
or, brother, call me a fraud.
My love's my earned wealth.

When the funds have all flown,
the evening is my own.
When the funds have all flown,
the evening is my own.
What sorrow can the night bring?

Number thirteen, my king.
Number thirteen, my king.
There, with dinner, I'll find,
a cool, cool shade to rest.
Call me simple, if you will,
or, brother, call me a fraud.
Call me simple, if you will,
or, brother, call me a fraud.