o topi wale babu
o pagdi wale chhaila
kyu boot hai tera maila
tujhe love na karegi teri laila

polish kara le o babu
polish kara le o babu
tera boot hai kitna maila
are malish kara le o babu
malish kara le o babu
chahe pass na ho tere dhela
o babu babu
babu ji babu ji babu
polish kara le o babu
malish kara le o babu

chamak damak pe marte hai
ye zalim duniya wale
ho o aa aa
ujle ujle bankar firte
man hai inke kaale
hey dekh safai are sun mere bhai
juta hai kitna maila
tujhe love na karegi teri laila
o babu babu
babu ji babu ji babu
polish kara le o babu
malish kara le o babu

main chamak chamak chamka dunga
jute me munh dikhla dunga
o balle o balle, o balle balle
o main julfo ko mahka dunga
ek duniya nayi basa dunga
hey dekh safai are sun mere bhai
juta hai kitna maila
tujhe love na karegi teri laila
o babu babu
babu ji babu ji babu
polish kara le o babu
malish kara le o babu

suit naya aur boot purana
hansta dekh zamana
ho o o aa aa
waise anokhi surat wale sunder banke jana
hey dekh safai sun mere bhai
juta hai kitna maila
tujhe love na karegi teri laila
o babu babu
babu ji lala ji
babu ji lala ji babu
polish kara le o babu
o malish kara le ho babu
chahe pass na to tere dhela
mera boot hai kitna maila
polish kara le o babu

Oh, you of the cap,
You of the turban's grace,
Why are your boots so stained,
No love will your Leila embrace?
Polish them, oh Babu,
Polish them, oh Babu,
Your boots, a shadowed space.
Massage them, oh Babu,
Massage them, oh Babu,
Though fortune you may not chase.
Oh Babu, Babu,
Babu Ji, Babu Ji, Babu,
Polish them, oh Babu,
Massage them, oh Babu.

They fall for shimmer and shine,
These cruel ones of the world,
Oh, oh, ah, ah…
They walk in bright guise,
Their hearts, in darkness, swirled.
Hey, see the cleanliness, listen, my brother,
Your shoe, a muddied sign.
No love will your Leila discover,
Oh Babu, Babu,
Babu Ji, Babu Ji, Babu,
Polish them, oh Babu,
Massage them, oh Babu.

I'll make them gleam and gleam,
In your boots, your face will be seen,
Oh, bravo, bravo, oh bravo, bravo!
I'll perfume your tresses' dream,
A world anew, I convene.
Hey, see the cleanliness, listen, my brother,
Your shoe, a muddied sign.
No love will your Leila discover,
Oh Babu, Babu,
Babu Ji, Babu Ji, Babu,
Polish them, oh Babu,
Massage them, oh Babu.

New suit, old shoes you wear,
The world, it laughs and stares,
Oh, oh, oh, ah, ah…
Though beauty your visage doth bear.
Hey, see the cleanliness, listen, my brother,
Your shoe, a muddied sign.
No love will your Leila discover,
Oh Babu, Babu,
Babu Ji, Lala Ji,
Babu Ji, Lala Ji, Babu,
Polish them, oh Babu,
Oh, massage them, oh Babu,
Though fortune you may not grasp,
My boots, a shadowed space,
Polish them, oh Babu.