dug dugi baj uthi aya madari dug dugi baj uthi aya madari
niche walo yad karo sab upar wale ki
dug dugi, dug dugi, dug dugi, dug dugi
dug dugi baj uthi aya madari niche
walo yad karo sab upar wale ki
dug dugi, dug dugi, dug dugi, dug dugi

aisi najuk jiase titli, aise chamke jaise bijli
lo ye titli bijli bankar jaldi aag se bahar nikli
aisi najuk jiase titli, aise chamke jaise bijli
lo ye titli bijli bankar jaldi aag se bahar nikli
ye japani rabad ki gudiya hai ya ladki
dug dugi, dugi dugi, dugi dugi, dugii dugi
dug dugi baj uthi aya madari
niche walo yad karo sab upar wale ki
dug dugi, dugi dugi, dugi dugi, dugi dugi

apni jagah na koi chode khel jyada pasie thode
rassi pe yu chale hasina ju patri pe gadi dode
apni jagah na koi chode khel jyada pasie thode
rassi pe yu chale hasina ju patri pe gadi dode
are lo ham fand gaye diware unche mahlo ki
dug dugi, dugi dugi, dugi dugi, dugi dugi
dug dugi baj uthi aya madari
niche walo yad karo sab upar wale ki
dug dugi, dug dugi, dug dugi, dug dugi

dekho ye hai mera bandar iska nam hai mastkalandar
apni bandariya ko dhunde kho gayi jo is sahar ke andar
gli gali awaz agaye ye pagal premi
o priya priya priya o priya
dug dugi, dugi dugi, dugi dugi, dugi dugi
dug dugi baj uthi aya madari
niche walo yad karo sab upar wale ki
dug dugi, dug dugi, dug dugi, dug dugi

The drum begins, the showman arrives, the drum beats.
The drum begins, the showman arrives.
Beneath, remember the One Above.
The drum, the drum, the drum, the drum.
The drum begins, the showman arrives.
Beneath, remember the One Above.
The drum, the drum, the drum, the drum.

Fragile as a butterfly, gleaming like lightning,
See! Butterfly, lightning, fleeing the fire's burning.
Fragile as a butterfly, gleaming like lightning,
See! Butterfly, lightning, fleeing the fire's burning.
A Japanese doll, a maiden of such form,
The drum, the drum, the drum, the drum.
The drum begins, the showman arrives.
Beneath, remember the One Above.
The drum, the drum, the drum, the drum.

None may stray from their stage, the game, a pittance paid,
The beauty walks the rope, as the train its track has made.
None may stray from their stage, the game, a pittance paid,
The beauty walks the rope, as the train its track has made.
Behold! We've struck the walls, the high palaces that be!
The drum, the drum, the drum, the drum.
The drum begins, the showman arrives.
Beneath, remember the One Above.
The drum, the drum, the drum, the drum.

Behold my monkey, Mastkalandar his name,
Searching for his mate, lost in this city's flame.
Through every alley, a lover's mad cry,
Oh Beloved, Beloved, Beloved, Oh Beloved!
The drum, the drum, the drum, the drum.
The drum begins, the showman arrives.
Beneath, remember the One Above.
The drum, the drum, the drum, the drum.