zara bachke chalna zara hatke chalna
ye shahi khtara chala aa raha hai zara bachke chalna
zara hatke chalna ye shahi khtara chala aa raha hai
lagi hai bhukh hamko baje hai pone bara
ye aalu bukhara lo ab aa raha hai
kya baat hai lagi hai bhukh hamko

o rang birangi nirali chidiyo
tumhare vaste mai laya dana pani
na fad fadao yaha to aao na rakho apne dil
me koi badgumani aha oho aa ha ha ha
dekho ji dil na todo ye chhed chhad chodo
tumhare ruthne se maja ja raha hai
lagi hai bhukh hamko baje hai pone bara
ye aalu bukhara lo ab aa raha hai
zara hatke chalna

hume banaya hume sataya nibhegi khak jo
hamesha let aaya o meri maina tera kya kahna
ke gusse me shvab or muskuraya aha oho aa ha ha ha
utha hai tera faska kya beja tera khaska
jo khamkha ki bak bak kiye ja raha hai
zara bachke chalna zara hatke chalna
ye shahi khtara chala aa raha hai
lagi hai bhukh hamko

o dil ke kale khtare vale
yakin kaise tujhpe ye aaye baata de
le khana kha le le pani pi le
kasam hai meri ab jara to muskurade aha oho aa ha ha ha
karega fir jo tigdam to hoga kam bigdam
abhi to maf tujhko kiya ja raha hai
zara bachke chalna zara hatke chalna
ye shahi khtara chala aa raha hai zara bachke chalna

Tread with care, step aside with grace,
The royal jalopy rumbles into place, tread with care.
Step aside, the royal jalopy's in its race.
Hunger bites, the clock nears noon's embrace,
The plums of promise, now they're set to grace!
What's this? Hunger gnaws, its presence we embrace.

Oh, colorful, whimsical birds of flight,
For you, I've brought the seed and cooling light.
Don't flutter so, come closer, share my sight,
Let no dark whispers cloud your inner height.
Ah, oh, ha ha, ha!
See, don't break my heart, forsake this teasing art,
Your sulking steals the joy, and tears apart.
Hunger bites, the clock nears noon's start,
The plums of promise, now they're set apart.
Tread with care.

We were made, we were scorned, a fading art,
Always late, you played a cruel, bitter part.
Oh, my love, what can you impart?
In anger, youth, and then a smiling start? Ah, oh, ha ha, ha!
Your temper flares, your mind has lost its chart,
Why this pointless chatter, tearing us apart?
Tread with care, step aside with heart,
The royal jalopy rumbles, playing its part.
Hunger bites.

Oh, you dark-hearted jalopy's keeper,
How can trust in you be deeper?
Take this food, drink, and seek a sleeper,
My word, now, show a smile, a promise to keep her! Ah, oh, ha ha, ha!
If tricks you try, our work will get cheaper,
Forgiveness granted, for your soul's keeper.
Tread with care, step aside, and leap her,
The royal jalopy rumbles, a soulful keeper.
Tread with care.