ek paise ka sawal hai mere daata
o mere daata
ek paise ka sawal hai mere daata
o mere daata
ek roti kha lunga main pyas bujha lunga
phir nanhe dil se tumko
ji bhar ke dua dunga
ek paise ka sawal hai mere daata
o mere daata
ek paise ka sawal hai

bhul gaya hu rasta raah dikhao
bhul gaya hu rasta raah dikhao
sabne giraya mujhko tum to uthao
andhe se baba yu na aankhe churao
aankhe churao
ek paise ka sawal hai mere daata
o mere daata
ek roti kha lunga main pyas bujha lunga
phir nanhe dil se tumko
ji bhar ke dua dunga
ek paise ka sawal hai

chota sa jivan mera vipda hai bhari
chota sa jivan mera vipda hai bhari
paya sab kuch tumne
main hu bhikhari
khali na hogi baba jeb tumhari
jeb tumhari
ek paise ka sawal hai mere daata
o mere daata
ek roti kha lunga main pyas bujha lunga
phir nanhe dil se tumko
ji bhar ke dua dunga
ek paise ka sawal hai

maine khilauna tumse maanga nahi hai
maine khilauna tumse maanga nahi hai
halwe ka dona tumse maanga nahi hai
chandi ya sona tumse maanga nahi hai
maanga nahi hai
ek paise ka sawal hai mere daata
o mere daata
ek roti kha lunga main pyas bujha lunga
phir nanhe dil se tumko
ji bhar ke dua dunga
ek paise ka sawal hai mere daata
o mere daata
ek paise ka sawal hai

A penny's plea, my Giver,
Oh, my Giver,
A penny's plea, my Giver,
Oh, my Giver.
A bread I'll taste, my thirst appeased,
Then from a child's heart, for you,
A prayer I'll breathe, filled to the brim.
A penny's plea, my Giver,
Oh, my Giver,
A penny's plea.

Lost my path, show me the way,
Lost my path, show me the way,
All have cast me down, lift me, stay,
From the blind, Father, do not turn away,
Turn away.
A penny's plea, my Giver,
Oh, my Giver,
A bread I'll taste, my thirst appeased,
Then from a child's heart, for you,
A prayer I'll breathe, filled to the brim.
A penny's plea.

Small is my life, great the hardship I bear,
Small is my life, great the hardship I bear,
You have all, I am a beggar's prayer,
Empty never, Father, will your pocket be there,
Pocket be there.
A penny's plea, my Giver,
Oh, my Giver,
A bread I'll taste, my thirst appeased,
Then from a child's heart, for you,
A prayer I'll breathe, filled to the brim.
A penny's plea.

No toy have I asked, or desired,
No toy have I asked, or desired,
No sweet dish have I desired,
Nor silver nor gold have I desired,
Desired.
A penny's plea, my Giver,
Oh, my Giver,
A bread I'll taste, my thirst appeased,
Then from a child's heart, for you,
A prayer I'll breathe, filled to the brim.
A penny's plea, my Giver,
Oh, my Giver,
A penny's plea.