aa gaya aa gaya aa gaya
dhakkan dhondu dhol leke chamki ke sath aa gaya
aaiye sahiban meharban kadardan
baccha ho ya jawan, buddha ho ya pahlwan
pikdan, paandan le aaiye sara khandan
aur chamki ki dekhiye kamal kamal ka kamal
pair ka kamal, kamar ka kamal
kamar ke latko ka, jhatko ka, matko ka kamal
aur sath me dekhiye hath ka bhi kamal
baccha log taali bajao

hey dholi dhol jor se baja, hey hey
hey dholi dhol jor se baja
baja ke rang wo jama
jama ke naach tu dikha
tere in rango me duniya kho jaye
tere in rango me duniya kho jaye
aur apna bhi kaam ho jaye
hey dholi dhol jor se baja
baja ke rang wo jama
jama ke naach tu dikha, hey hey

chamki ki chaal dekho o dekho
o dekho haye haye
chamki ki chaal pe, taal ke kamal pe
jhumega sara zamana ha ha
jhumega sara zamana
dhakkan ke dhol pe hey hey
dhakkan ke dhol pe, dhol ke ye bol pe
naache har koi diwana, ha ha
jhume har koi diwana
hey naacho re naacho naacho
naacho re naacho naacho
ae jhumo re jhumo jhumo
usko kasam apni amma ki yaaro
jo ab na taali bajaye
baccha buddha jor se taali bajao
bas kar bas kar bas kar, taali band
gaana chalu
hey dholi dhol jor se baja
baja ke rang wo jama
jama ke naach tu dikha, hey hey

is khel ke hai, ha ha
is khel ke hai hum wo khiladi
aawara kah lo ya kah lo anadi
chhaliya bhi hum hai, kanhaiya bhi hum hai
hum hi bane hai diwana
aaha hum hi bane hai diwana
hanskar ya rokar, ban ban ke joker
humne hansaya zamana ha ha
humne hansaya zamana
agar karni ho chatpat kamai
agar karni ho chatpat kamai
fatafat sikho hath ki safai
sikh na bade bhai thik hai chhote bhai
ae jisne safai dikhayi ho bhai
wo to rafuchakkar ho jaye
ae dholi dhol jor se baja
baja ke rang wo jama
jama ke naach tu dikha
tere in rango me duniya kho jaye
aur apna bhi kaam ho jaye
dholi dhol jor se baja
baja ke rang wo jama
jama ke naach tu dikha, hoye hoye

He comes, he comes, he comes,
Dhakan Dhondu, with his drum, with Chamki he comes.
Come, lords, kind souls, those who appreciate,
Child or youth, old man or strongman,
Spittoon, betel-nut box, bring the whole family,
And watch Chamki's marvel, marvel of marvels,
The marvel of the feet, the marvel of the waist,
Of the waist’s swings, jerks, and sways,
And along with it, see the marvel of the hands,
Children, clap your hands!

Hey drummer, beat the drum loud, hey hey!
Hey drummer, beat the drum loud,
Gather colors, make them bloom,
Gather and show your dance,
In your colors the world gets lost,
In your colors the world gets lost,
And our work is also done,
Hey drummer, beat the drum loud,
Gather colors, make them bloom,
Gather and show your dance, hey hey!

Watch Chamki's moves, oh watch,
Oh watch, alas, alas!
On Chamki's moves, on the rhythm's marvel,
The whole world will sway, yes yes!
On Dhakan's drum, hey hey!
On Dhakan's drum, on the drum's words,
Everyone dances madly, yes yes!
Everyone sways madly,
Hey, dance, oh dance, oh dance!
Dance, oh dance, oh dance!
Oh sway, oh sway, oh sway!
May the one who doesn't clap now,
Swear by his own mother, friends!
Child, old man, clap loudly!
Enough, enough, enough, stop clapping,
Let the song begin!
Hey drummer, beat the drum loud,
Gather colors, make them bloom,
Gather and show your dance, hey hey!

Of this game, yes yes!
Of this game, we are the players,
Call us vagrants or call us amateurs,
We are tricksters, we are Kanhaiya,
We ourselves have become mad,
Aha, we ourselves have become mad,
Laughing or crying, becoming jokers,
We have made the world laugh, yes yes!
We have made the world laugh,
If you want to earn quickly,
Learn the skill of the hands quickly,
Learn, big brother, it's alright, little brother,
Hey, he who shows the skill, oh brother,
He will disappear!
Hey drummer, beat the drum loud,
Gather colors, make them bloom,
Gather and show your dance,
In your colors the world gets lost,
And our work is also done,
Drummer, beat the drum loud,
Gather colors, make them bloom,
Gather and show your dance, hoye hoye!