babu daroga ji kaun kasur par dharle saiya mor
babu daroga ji
babu daroga ji kaun kasur par dharle saiya mor
babu daroga ji

na koi ka naukar na koi ka chakar
na koi ka naukar na koi ka chakar
na saiya mora chor na saiya mora chor
madira kamata sadakiya pe suta saiya ko dharle mor
madira kamata sadakiya pe suta saiya ko dharle mor
babu daroga ji
babu daroga ji kaun kasur par dharle saiya mor
babu daroga ji

bali umariya bitat jaye bali umariya bitat jaye
nahi padat maika chain nahi padat maika chain
chatiya hu dhak dhak bin bake balma saiya ko dai do mor
chatiya hu dhak dhak bin bake balma saiya ko dai do mor
babu daroga ji
babu daroga ji kaun kasur par dharle saiya mor
babu daroga ji

panch rupaiya daroga ko dai hu
panch rupaiya daroga ko dai hu
das dehu kotwal das dehu kotwal
bala jobanwa firangiya ko dehu
bala jobanwa firangiya ko dehu saiya ko lai hu chhuday
bala jobanwa firangiya ko dehu saiya ko lai hu chhuday
babu daroga ji
babu daroga ji kaun kasur par dharle saiya mor
babu daroga ji hay

Oh, Officer, what crime has he committed, my love?
Oh, Officer.

Oh, Officer, what crime has he committed, my love?
Oh, Officer.

He serves no master, he bows to none,
He serves no master, he bows to none,
My love, he is no thief, no thief is he.
He earns his bread, sleeps by the road,
For this, my love, you have imprisoned.
Oh, Officer.
Oh, Officer, what crime has he committed, my love?
Oh, Officer.

My youth, it slips away, it fades,
My youth, it slips away, it fades,
No peace I find, no solace near,
My heart it pounds, a hollow drum,
Without my love, give him back to me.
My heart it pounds, a hollow drum,
Without my love, give him back to me.
Oh, Officer.
Oh, Officer, what crime has he committed, my love?
Oh, Officer.

Five rupees to the officer I gave,
Five rupees to the officer I gave,
Ten I'll give to the watchman, ten I'll give
The bloom of youth to the foreigner I'd give,
The bloom of youth to the foreigner I'd give,
To set my love free, to set him free.
The bloom of youth to the foreigner I'd give,
To set my love free, to set him free.
Oh, Officer.
Oh, Officer, what crime has he committed, my love?
Oh, Officer.