Mann maane na ye baat, ke woh tha begana [x2]
Kya chahiye? nahi pata! baawra!
Jiske peeche bhaage, woh saaya hai re saaya
Kya kya raste dhoonde! kya kya dukh na paaya!
Par saaya thehra saaya ke haathon mein na aaya
Bujhe agan, mile sukoon, baawara
Khud se ladta phirta yeh jag ko thokar maare
Kheenche-kheenche baithe, baithe-baithe bhaage
Na sunta khud ke aage, yeh pagal ho gaya re
Paaya woh naa chaaha, chaaha woh naa paaya
Jiske peeche bhaage, woh saaya hai re saaya
Kya kya raste dhoonde! kya kya dukh na paaya!
Par saaya thehra saaya ke haathon mein na aaya
Bana liya yeh haal kyun bata..
Uljha-uljha rehta naa sunta naa kuch kehta
Sooni sooni aankhon se reh reh paani behta
Toote saare naate, haara main samjhate
Bichhde din aur saathi phir wapas nahi aate
Wapas nahi aate, wapas nahi aate
Phira kare, udaas kyun
Yeh ranj kyun? talash kyun?
Bata! baawara
Pyasa reh gaya hai yeh dariya se guzar ke
Dhoke se nazar ke jhonke se umar ke
Ret ke mahal sa, deh gaya hai bikhar ke [x2]
Mann jaage, jaage re
Mann jaage
Jaage jaage jaage baawara…