are re re re re
natkhat tu maan meri baat
kyu mujhko sataye din raat
natkhat tu maan meri baat
kyu mujhko sataye din raat, natkhat

kya hai ghar ke ander
hathi ghoda bander
kya hai ghar ke ander
hathi ghoda bander
tan ke khada hai aise tu to
jaise ho sikander
banke c.i.d chala hai babu
chatpat chatpat, are re re re re hat
dekho chacha, maan meri baat

mara na ek chuha
maari na koi billi
mara na ek chuha
maari na koi billi
bina tamncha bana shikari
jana chahe delhi
aaye na kuch lekin karta
chhatpat chhatpat, are re re re re haye ram
kahan gaya, dekha na
banta hai ye eagle
karta tumko bekal
banta hai ye eagle
karta tumko bekal
tum bhi kitne bhole chacha
naacho banke pagal
jaao laut ke ghar ko ab to
jhatpat jhatpat, are re re re re
natkhat tu maan meri baat
kyu mujhko sataye din raat, natkhat

Oh, rapscallion, heed my plea,
Why torment me endlessly?
Oh, rapscallion, heed my plea,
Why torment me endlessly, rogue?

What wonders dwell within your walls?
Elephant, horse, ape, enthralls?
What wonders dwell within your walls?
Elephant, horse, ape, enthralls?
You stand so proud, a rigid frame,
Like Alexander, fueled by flame.
A clandestine sleuth, you feign,
Quick, quick, quick, oh, away, shame!
See, dear uncle, heed my plea.

You've slain no mouse with your hand,
Nor any cat in this land.
You've slain no mouse with your hand,
Nor any cat in this land.
A hunter without a gun, you see,
Dreaming of Delhi, wild and free.
Yet nothing comes, your efforts spent,
Quick, quick, quick, alas, lament!
Where did he go, unseen by all?

He fashions himself an eagle's flight,
And fills you, uncle, with such fright.
He fashions himself an eagle's flight,
And fills you, uncle, with such fright.
How naive you are, dear uncle,
Dance, become a madman's struggle.
Return home now, cease your chase,
Quick, quick, quick, oh, time to erase!
Oh, rapscallion, heed my plea,
Why torment me endlessly, rogue?