aaha badla zamana waha waha badla zamana
chhe naye paiso ka purana ek aana
aaha badla zamana waha waha badla zamana
chhe naye paiso ka purana ek aana
aaha badla zamana waha waha badla zamana

pehle solha paiso ki to hoti thi chavani
ho gayi ab barha paiso ki duvani
pehle solha paiso ki to hoti thi chavani
ho gayi ab barha paiso ki duvani
uth gaya aane pai ka ab dana
badla zamana waha waha badla zamana
chhe naye paiso ka purana ek aana
aaha badla zamana waha waha badla zamana

chhote chhote naye paise bade pyare pyare
chhote chhote naye paise bade pyare pyare
gol mol nanhne mune ankhiyo ke tare
chhote chhote naye paise bade pyare pyare
gol mol nanhne mune ankhiyo ke tare
rupaiye ke milo so bhar lo khajana
badla zamana waha waha badla zamana
chhe naye paiso ka purana ek aana
aaha badla zamana waha waha badla zamana

sun mai bap rahe khush tere lal
fakir kare do naye paiso ka sawal
sun mai bap sun mai bap rahe khush tere lal
fakir kare do naye paiso ka sawal
jo do nahi dega ek paisa purana
badla zamana waha waha badla zamana
chhe naye paiso ka purana ek aana
aaha badla zamana waha waha badla zamana
chhe naye paiso ka purana ek aana
aaha badla zamana waha waha badla zamana

Ah, the world has shifted, a grand, echoing sway,
Six new coins claim the worth of an old anna's day.
Ah, the world has shifted, a grand, echoing sway,
Six new coins claim the worth of an old anna's day.
Ah, the world has shifted, a grand, echoing sway.

Once, sixteen coins held the quarter's grace,
Now twelve, the half, in this altered space.
Once, sixteen coins held the quarter's grace,
Now twelve, the half, in this altered space.
The anna and pie, their value flown away,
The world has shifted, a grand, echoing sway,
Six new coins claim the worth of an old anna's day.
Ah, the world has shifted, a grand, echoing sway.

Small, new coins, they gleam, a precious sight,
Small, new coins, they gleam, a precious sight,
Round and bright, like stars in the infant night.
Small, new coins, they gleam, a precious sight,
Round and bright, like stars in the infant night.
Fill your coffers, a fortune in plain view,
The world has shifted, a grand, echoing sway,
Six new coins claim the worth of an old anna's day.
Ah, the world has shifted, a grand, echoing sway.

Hear, parents, your children rejoice and thrive,
A beggar pleads, for two new coins to survive.
Hear, parents, your children rejoice and thrive,
A beggar pleads, for two new coins to survive.
Refuse him now, an old coin he'll crave,
The world has shifted, a grand, echoing sway,
Six new coins claim the worth of an old anna's day.
Ah, the world has shifted, a grand, echoing sway,
Six new coins claim the worth of an old anna's day.
Ah, the world has shifted, a grand, echoing sway.