leke aaye hum harmonium
ghar se niklo munne muniya
ab school chalo tum
school chalo tum school chalo tum
yaha tum baithe ho gharo mein
yaha tum baithe ho gharo mein
aur chand pe pahunchi duniya
ab school chalo tum
school chalo tum school chalo tum

gilli danda chua chuyi
aankh michauli khelo tum
aankh michauli khelo tum
aankh michauli khelo tum
nahi rokne aaye hum
ye gudda gudiya lelo tum
gudda gudiya lelo tum
gudda gudiya lelo tum
khaali khel nahi hai zindagi
khaali khel nahi hai zindagi
samjho runiya jhuniya
ab school chalo tum
school chalo tum school chalo tum

a b c d 1 2 3 ko jaano
1 2 3 ko jaano 1 2 3 ko jaano
chupe hai tere andar afsar
babu tum pahchano
babu tum pahchano babu tum pahchano
are awsar beeta jaaye pal pal
awsar beeta jaaye pal pal
baje ghanti tuntuniya
ab school chalo tum
school chalo tum school chalo tum

maana humne padh likh ke
har koi collector na banta
har koi collector na banta
har koi collector na banta
bina padha koi ek collector
batla de humko janta
batla de humko janta
batla de humko janta
kiski kishmat kab karwat le
kiski kishmat kab karwat le
kya jaane ye duniya
ab school chalo tum
school chalo tum school chalo tum
school chalo tum school chalo tum

We bring the harmonium's breath,
From homes, young ones, emerge and meet.
To school, dear children, onward to death
Of ignorance, the bitter heat.
To school, to school, your future's beat.

You linger here, within these walls,
While worlds on moons have found their way.
To school, before the twilight falls,
To greet the dawn of a brighter day.
To school, to school, come what may.

Tag and hide-and-seek you play,
Blindman's buff, a childish grace.
We come not here to steal your day,
But dolls and toys you can embrace.
Life's not mere games, a fleeting space,
Understand, oh, small ones, understand.
To school, to school, throughout the land.

The ABCs, the counting's start,
Unlock the worlds within your soul.
A future waits, a crafted art,
Discover it, and make you whole.
Opportunity, that takes its toll,
The moments pass, the bell will chime.
To school, to school, in measured time.

We know that minds, though sharp and bright,
Won't all become the leaders grand.
But show us one who, in the night,
Has led without a guiding hand.
The fates may shift, across the sand,
The future veiled, a mystery's gleam.
To school, to school, a waking dream.
To school, to school, let souls convene.