o shahar ke banke babu
jara dil pe rakhana kabu
tum kisi paraye ganv mein
jara sambhal ke jana ji
jara sambhal ke jana ji o babu
o ganv ki gori gori gudiya
tu hai aafat ki pudiya
are ham pardeshi log
hame na itna sikhana ji
jara sambhal ke jana ji o babu

ek baat mere kaan mein kah do
babu karu salam
ek baat mere kaan mein kah do
babu karu salam
jin ke ghar pe tum ja rahe ho
un ka kya hai naam
ari ham toyaha paraye hai
ek naye mulk mein aye hai
tu na jane koi naam dham
na pata thikana ji
jara sambhal ke jana ji o babu

tum bina jaan pahachan
na hona kahi mehman
aji na hona kahi mehman
fande mein kas ke fase to lala
ho jaonge hairan
fande mein kas ke fase to lala
ho jaonge hairan
hai nari yaha ki chulbul
tum ko na bala le bulbul
yaha tirchhi najar walo ka
ghar mein thikana
jara sambhal ke jana ji o babu

dil kabu mein rakhana
ari dil kabu mein rakhna
mere baye hath ka khel
mere baye hath ka khel
kabhi nahi niklenga
gori is reti se tel
o gori is reti se tel
aji pata chalenga pata chalenga
jab hoga mithi churiyo se mel
jab jadu ke teer chalege
jab jadu ke teer chalege
tum na sakonge lala jhel
tum na sakonge lala jhel
pal bhar mein ban jaaoge
tiro ka nishana ji
jara sambhal ke jana ji o babu

O city's dapper gent,
Hold your heart with restraint.
In a stranger's village you tread,
Tread with caution, my friend.
Tread with caution, dear friend.

O village maiden, fair and bright,
You are a storm in the night.
We are travelers, estranged,
Don't teach us too much, my friend.
Tread with caution, dear friend.

Whisper a secret in my ear,
Sir, I offer my dear.
Whisper a secret in my ear,
Sir, I offer my dear.
The names of those where you roam,
Tell me of their home.
We are strangers here, it's true,
In a new land, me and you.
You know no names, no place to claim,
No address to impart, my friend.
Tread with caution, dear friend.

Without knowing them, don't be a guest,
Never be their guest.
If caught in a trap, you'll be distressed,
Lost and you will be in the fray.
If caught in a trap, you'll be distressed,
Lost and you will be in the fray.
The women here, they are so bold,
You might become a story to be told.
Where glances are sly,
In their homes they reside, my friend.
Tread with caution, dear friend.

Keep your heart in check,
Keep your heart in check.
It's a game to me,
It's a game to me.
Never will I extract,
Oil from this sand, you see.
Oil from this sand, you see.
You'll know, you'll know,
When sweet daggers meet, you see,
When the arrows of magic fly,
When the arrows of magic fly,
You, dear sir, you cannot be free.
You, dear sir, you cannot be free.
In a moment, in a moment, you'll be,
An arrow's target, my friend.
Tread with caution, dear friend.