batli wale ne batli diya
thoda sa humne bhi andar kiya
roz marta tha aaj hum jiya
bolo achha kiya ya bura kiya
batli wale ne batli diya
thoda sa humne bhi andar kiya
roz marta tha aaj hum jiya
bolo achha kiya ya bura kiya

mehmaan banke aaya aur bas gaya
hum chakkar dete huye khud fas gaya
arey mehman banke aaya aur bas gaya
hum chalkar dete huye khud fas gaya
faltu me hum ye zokhim liya
arey lambu ne humko lut liya
batli wale ne batli diya
thoda sa humne bhi andar kiya
roz marta tha aaj hum jiya
bolo achha kiya ya bura kiya

ghar bhi liya aur sab kuch liya
lafde pe usne lafda kiya
arey ghar bhi liya aur sab kuch liya
lafde pe usne lafda kiya
apun ke pas hai tigadam bahut
ab hum banega lambu ki maut
batli wale ne batli diya
thoda sa humne bhi andar kiya
roz marta tha aaj hum jiya
bolo achha kiya ya bura kiya

The Bottle-man offered the bottle,
A taste we took, a swallow.
Dying daily, today we live,
Tell me, did we do right, or forgive?
The Bottle-man offered the bottle,
A taste we took, a swallow.
Dying daily, today we live,
Tell me, did we do right, or forgive?

A guest arrived, and took his stand,
We spun and whirled, trapped in his hand.
A guest arrived, and took his stand,
We spun and whirled, trapped in his hand.
For nothing, we embraced this plight,
The Lummox stole our fading light.
The Bottle-man offered the bottle,
A taste we took, a swallow.
Dying daily, today we live,
Tell me, did we do right, or forgive?

He took our home, he took our all,
And piled his troubles, standing tall.
He took our home, he took our all,
And piled his troubles, standing tall.
But cunning flows within our veins,
Now we shall be the Lummox's chains.
The Bottle-man offered the bottle,
A taste we took, a swallow.
Dying daily, today we live,
Tell me, did we do right, or forgive?