ham ham ham ham haa haa haa haa haa
are mere yaar apane rag hazaar
bure bhi hum bhale bhi hum samajhiyo na kisi se kam
hamara naam, banarasi babu ham hai banarasi babu
bure bhi hum bhale bhi hum samajhiyo na kisi se kam
hamara naam, banarasi babu ham hai banarasi babu

jai ho ganga maiya
ganga ki laharo jaisi
ganga ki laharo jaisi sidhi sadhi chal humari
ghat ghat ka, are pani pike
ghat ghat ka pani pike humne sari umar guzari
na raasta na mazil phir bhi ghume subah shaam
banarasi babu hum hai banarasi babu
bure bhi ham, bhale bhi ham samajhiyo na kisi se kam
humara naam, banarasi babu hum hai banaarasi baabu

humne bhi wahi sikha
hamne bhi wahi sikha jo is duniya ne sikhalaya
andar karlo are aankh michke
andar karlo are aankh michke chahe ho vo maal paraya
duniya aur ham dono sache kisko de ilzaam
banarasi babu ham hai banarasi babu
bure bhi ham, bhale bhi ham samajhiyo na kisi se kam
hamara naam, banarasi babu ham hai banarasi babu
ham hai banarasi babu, ham hai banarasi babu

lyrics type by : priya bhati

We, we, we, we, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!
Oh, my friend, a thousand hues you hold,
Wicked too, and good as well,
Never deem yourselves lesser than any told.
Our name, Banarasi Babu, Banarasi Babu we are,
Wicked too, and good as well,
Never deem yourselves lesser than any told.
Our name, Banarasi Babu, Banarasi Babu we are.

Glory to Mother Ganga!
Like Ganga's waves,
Like Ganga's waves, our ways are simple and true,
Drinking water from every ghat, oh,
Drinking water from every ghat,
we've spent our entire life anew.
No path, no destination, yet we wander morn and eve,
Banarasi Babu! Banarasi Babu, believe!
Wicked too, and good as well,
Never deem yourselves lesser than any told.
Our name, Banarasi Babu, Banarasi Babu we are.

We've learned what the world has taught,
We've learned what the world has taught,
closing our eyes,
closing our eyes, embrace what's been sought,
even if it's another's property,
The world and us, both true, to whom do we give blame?
Banarasi Babu, Banarasi Babu we are!
Wicked too, and good as well,
Never deem yourselves lesser than any told.
Our name, Banarasi Babu, Banarasi Babu we are.
We are Banarasi Babu, we are Banarasi Babu.