inflation, she is a dayain
inflation, she is a dayain
inflation, she is a dayain

sakhi saiyan toh khoob hi kamaat hai
mehngai dayain khaye jaat hai
sakhi saiyan toh khoob hi kamaat hai
mehngai dayain khaye jaat hai
sakhi saiyan toh khoob hi kamaat hai
mehngai dayain khaye jaat hai
har mahina uchle petrol, diesel ka bhi badh gaya mol
shakkar bai ke kahe bol
har mahina uchle petrol, diesel ka bhi badh gaya mol
shakkar bai ke kahe bol
pusa basmati daang mari jaat hai
mehngai dayain khaye jaat hai
sakhi saiyan toh khoob hi kamaat hai
mehngai dayain khaye jaat hai
sakhi saiyan toh khoob hi kamaat hai
mehngai dayain khaye jaat hai

government takes your money
recession it ain't funny
can't go shopping honey
keep on working, keep on running
government takes your money
recession it ain't funny
you can't go shopping honey
keep on working, keep on running

soyabean to hai behaal, garmi mein pichke hain gaal
jhar gaye patte, pakk gaye baal
soyabean to hai behaal, garmi mein pichke hain gaal
jhar gaye patte, pakk gaye baal
aur makka ji ji bhi kha gayi maat hai
mehngai dayain khaye jaat hai
sakhi saiyan toh khoob hi kamaat hai
mehngai dayain khaye jaat hai
sakhi saiyan toh khoob hi kamaat hai
mehngai dayain khaye jaat hai

inflation, she is a dayain
inflation, she is a dayain
inflation, she is a dayain

are kadoo ki ho gayi bharmaar, kakdi kar gai hahakaar
matar ji toh lago bukhaar
are kadoo ki ho gayi bharmaar, kakdi kar gai hahakaar
matar ji toh lago bukhaar, don't say that again
aur aagey ka kahun kahi nahin jaat hai
mehngai dayain khaye jaat hai
sakhi saiyan toh khoob hi kamaat hai
mehngai dayain khaye jaat hai
sakhi saiyan toh khoob hi kamaat hai
mehngai dayain khaye jaat hai

saal ghasirat aagao june
mehngai mero pee gayi khoon
half pant ho gayi patloon
saal ghasirat aagao june
mehngai mero pee gayi khoon
half pant ho gayi patloon
aur pade khatiya pe yehi badbadaat hai
mehngai dayain khaye jaat hai
sakhi saiyan toh khoob hi kamaat hai
mehngai dayain khaye jaat hai
sakhi saiyan toh khoob hi kamaat hai
mehngai dayain khaye jaat hai

inflation, she is a dayain
inflation, she is a dayain
inflation, she is a dayain

saiyan ji more saiyan ji khoob kamae saiyan ji
saiyan ji more saiyan ji khoob kamae saiyan ji
are kama kama ke marr gaye saiyan
saiyan ji more saiyan ji, saiyan ji more saiyan ji
pehle tagde tagde the ab duble patle ho gaye saiyan
saiyan ji more saiyan ji, saiyan ji more saiyan ji
saiyan ji more saiyan ji, saiyan ji more saiyan ji
are kama kama ke marr gaye saiyan
are mora saiyan, are mote saiyan patle saiyan
sukh ke kaanta ho gaye saiyan
baat hi baatan me ab khisiyaat hai
mehngai dayain mare jat hai
sakhi saiyan toh khoob hi kamat hai
mehngai dayain khaye jat hai

government takes your money
recession it ain't funny
can't go shopping honey
keep on working, keep on running
mehngai dayain khaye jat hai
mehngai dayain khaye jat hai
mehngai dayain mare jat hai
sakhi saiyan toh khoob hi kamat hai
mehngai dayain khaye jat hai

government takes your money
recession it ain't funny
can't go shopping honey
keep on working, keep on running
sakhi saiyan toh khoob hi kamat hai
mehngai dayain khaye jat hai
sakhi saiyan toh khoob hi kamat hai
mehngai dayain khaye jat hai
sakhi saiyan toh khoob hi kamat hai
mehngai dayain khaye jat hai
inflation, she is a dayain

Inflation, she's a demon.
Inflation, she's a demon.
Inflation, she's a demon.

My love earns a handsome wage,
But the demon of inflation devours us.
My love earns a handsome wage,
But the demon of inflation devours us.
Each month, petrol leaps, diesel's price takes flight,
Sister, why do sugar prices bite?
Each month, petrol leaps, diesel's price takes flight,
Sister, why do sugar prices bite?
Basmati rice, a feast, now feels the sting,
The demon of inflation, she makes us sing,
My love earns a handsome wage,
But the demon of inflation devours us.

The government takes your coins, recession's no joke,
Can't go shopping, honey, keep on working, keep on running.
The government takes your coins, recession's no joke,
Can't go shopping, honey, keep on working, keep on running.

Soybeans in despair, cheeks hollowed by the heat,
Leaves have fallen, hair has aged, bittersweet.
Soybeans in despair, cheeks hollowed by the heat,
Leaves have fallen, hair has aged, bittersweet.
Even maize, my dear, has met its defeat,
The demon of inflation, she makes us sing,
My love earns a handsome wage,
But the demon of inflation devours us.

Inflation, she's a demon.
Pumpkins overflow, cucumbers cry out in despair,
Peas, my dear, now suffer illness rare.
Pumpkins overflow, cucumbers cry out in despair,
Peas, my dear, now suffer illness rare, don't say that again!
And the future is beyond repair,
The demon of inflation, she makes us sing,
My love earns a handsome wage,
But the demon of inflation devours us.

The year drags on, now it's June, inflation sucks my life away,
Half-pants, now my trousers, day by day.
The year drags on, now it's June, inflation sucks my life away,
Half-pants, now my trousers, day by day.
And I lie on my cot, mumbling in a daze,
The demon of inflation, she makes us sing,
My love earns a handsome wage,
But the demon of inflation devours us.
Inflation, she's a demon.

My love, my love, he earns so much,
Oh, earning, earning, now he's lost his touch!
My love, my love, he earns so much,
My love, my love, he earns so much,
Once robust and strong, now thin and frail,
My love, my love, he earns so much,
My love, my love, he earns so much,
Oh, earning, earning, now he's lost his touch!
Oh, my love, oh, once so strong, now so thin,
From joy's thorn, my love has come and gone,
Now he grumbles with every word he says,
The demon of inflation, she makes us sing,
My love earns a handsome wage,
But the demon of inflation devours us.

The government takes your coins, recession's no joke,
Can't go shopping, honey, keep on working, keep on running.
The demon of inflation, she makes us sing, my love earns a handsome wage,
But the demon of inflation devours us.

The government takes your coins, recession's no joke,
Can't go shopping, honey, keep on working, keep on running.
My love earns a handsome wage, but the demon of inflation devours us.
My love earns a handsome wage, but the demon of inflation devours us.
My love earns a handsome wage, but the demon of inflation devours us.
Inflation, she's a demon.