laal laal gaal, jaan ke hai laagu
ho, dekh dekh dekh, dil pe rahe kaabu
chor chor chor, bhaag pardesi baabu
laal laal gaal, jaan ke hai laagu
ho, dekh dekh dekh, dil pe rahe kaabu
chor chor chor, bhaag pardesi baabu

chor chor chor, ye nahi hai maalodhar ke
o mor mor mor ye to hai dil-o-jigar ke
ho, pile pile pile inke baal hai niraale
nile nile nile, inke akhdiyo ke pyaale
chor chor chor, ye nahi hai maalodhar ke
o mor mor mor ye to hai dil-o-jigar ke
ho, pile pile pile inke baal hai niraale
nile nile nile, inke akhdiyo ke pyaale
ajanbi pe bedhadak khuli sadak chalate hai ye
chalate hai ye jaadu laal laal gaal
laal laal gaal, jaan ke hai laagu
ho, dekh dekh dekh, dil pe rahe kaabu
chor chor chor, bhaag pardesi baabu

haay haay haay, ye nigaaho kaa nishana
vaay vaay vaay, koi tir khaa na jaanaa
o maan maan maan, meri jaan meraa kahna
inke chaal-dhaal ke khayaal me na rahanaa
haay haay haay, ye nigaaho kaa nishana
vaay vaay vaay, koi tir khaa na jaanaa
o maan maan maan, meri jaan meraa kahna
inke chaal-dhaal ke khayaal me na rahanaa
ajanbi pe bedhadak khuli sadak chalate hai ye
chalate hai ye jaadu laal laal gaal
laal laal gaal, jaan ke hai laagu
ho, dekh dekh dekh, dil pe rahe kaabu
chor chor chor, bhaag pardesi baabu

Crimson cheeks, a lure they are, you see,
Oh, to gaze, to gaze, the heart cannot flee.
Thief, thief, thief, flee, stranger, depart!
Crimson cheeks, a lure they are, you see,
Oh, to gaze, to gaze, the heart cannot flee.
Thief, thief, thief, flee, stranger, depart!

Thief, thief, thief, they steal not wealth untold,
Oh, peacock, peacock, peacock, of heart's core, bold!
Oh, golden, golden, golden, their hair's a bright gleam,
Azure, azure, azure, their eyes, a waking dream.
Thief, thief, thief, they steal not wealth untold,
Oh, peacock, peacock, peacock, of heart's core, bold!
Oh, golden, golden, golden, their hair's a bright gleam,
Azure, azure, azure, their eyes, a waking dream.
On strangers they gaze with a fearless stride,
They walk their magic, crimson cheeked and wide.
Crimson cheeks, a lure they are, you see,
Oh, to gaze, to gaze, the heart cannot flee.
Thief, thief, thief, flee, stranger, depart!

Alas, alas, alas, their gaze, a potent art,
Woe, woe, woe, let no arrow pierce the heart.
Oh, heed, heed, heed, my life, heed my plea,
Do not dwell on their ways, wild and free.
Alas, alas, alas, their gaze, a potent art,
Woe, woe, woe, let no arrow pierce the heart.
Oh, heed, heed, heed, my life, heed my plea,
Do not dwell on their ways, wild and free.
On strangers they gaze with a fearless stride,
They walk their magic, crimson cheeked and wide.
Crimson cheeks, a lure they are, you see,
Oh, to gaze, to gaze, the heart cannot flee.
Thief, thief, thief, flee, stranger, depart!