bangal ke babu peete hain
bambai ke mistr peete hain
bambai ke mistr peete hain
peene ki bhi adat vaisi hain
sab log barabar peete hain
sab log barabar peete hain
sab log barabar peete hain

use achcha rakhe, jo sabko pilakar peete hain
jo sabko pilakar peete hain
peene ki bhi adat vaisi hain
sab log barabar peete hain
sab log barabar peete hain

jo koi peeye uske sar se
lakho hi balaye tal jaye
julfo ki tarah lahraye dhuaa
dilwale wahi pe machal jaye
ciggrete ki badaulat fokat me
rukte huye kam nikal jaye
aur gairo ko mohabbat aa jaye
dushman ke irade badal jaye
rangeen tabiyat hain jinki
wo log peeye to fisal jaye
o babu sambhal kar sulgana
aisa na ho muchhe jal jaye
hunsiyar wo hain jo sigret ko
nlki me laga kar peete hain
nlki me laga kar peete hain
peene ki bhi adat vaisi hain
sab log barabar peete hain
sab log barabar peete hain
sab log barabar peete hain
sab log barabar peete hain
sab log barabar peete hain

The Bengali Babu sips,
The Bombay Mister drinks,
The Bombay Mister drinks.
And habit shapes the taking in,
All men imbibe the same.
All men imbibe the same.
All men imbibe the same.

Bless them, those who pour and drink,
Who pour and drink for all.
And habit shapes the taking in,
All men imbibe the same.
All men imbibe the same.

Let sorrows flee the drinker’s brow,
A million woes dispersed,
As smoke, a tress, begins to flow,
And hearts ignite, immersed.
Through cigarettes, a favor won,
And stalled endeavors burst,
And strangers find a love begun,
And foes their plans reversed.
If joy's your hue, be wary, friend,
Lest pleasure make you fall.
Oh Babu, light with care, attend,
Lest your mustache should scorch and gall.
The wise ones use a slender straw,
To draw the smoke inside.
To draw the smoke inside.
And habit shapes the taking in,
All men imbibe the same.
All men imbibe the same.
All men imbibe the same.
All men imbibe the same.
All men imbibe the same.