dhanwano ke raj mahal
garibo ke hai fansi ghar
garibo ke hai fansi ghar
chalo basaye naya nagar hum
chalo basaye naya nagar
dhanwano ke raj mahal
garibo ke hai fansi ghar
garibo ke hai fansi ghar
chalo basaye naya nagar hum
chalo basaye naya nagar

dhawano ke sab dukh harte
pet ki khatir mehanat karte
mehant karte mehanat karte
hare pasine ki majduri
hare pasine ki majduri
haye nahi dete hans kar
ye haye nahi dete hans kar
chalo basaye naya nagar hum
chalo basaye naya nagar
chalo basaye naya nagar hum
chalo basaye naya nagar

dhuup tap me mehanat karte
bacche tadap tadap kar marte
bacche tadap tadap kar marte
fir bhi pet nahi ye bharte
fir bhi pet nahi ye bharte
jivan katata ro ro ke
chalo basaye naya nagar hum
chalo basaye naya nagar
chalo basaye naya nagar hum
chalo basaye naya nagar

garib ki kya jaan nahi hai
garib kya insan nahi hai
kya inke bhagwan nahi hai
bhagwan nahi hai bhagwan nahi hai
chalo basaye naya nagar hum
chalo basaye naya nagar
chalo basaye naya nagar hum
chalo basaye naya nagar
dhanwano ke rajmahal
garibo ke hai fansi ghar
chalo basaye naya nagar hum
chalo basaye naya nagar
chalo basaye naya nagar hum
chalo basaye naya nagar
chalo basaye naya nagar hum
chalo basaye naya nagar
chalo basaye naya nagar hum
chalo basaye naya nagar

Palaces of the wealthy gleam,
For the poor, a hanging dream.
A hanging dream, a shadowed space,
Let's build a new, a fairer place.
A fairer place, a world anew,
Palaces of them, built on you.
The poor are bound, in chains unseen,
A hanging dream, a life demeaned.
A hanging dream, a heavy toll,
Let's build a home to heal the soul.
Let's build a home and make it whole.

The rich, they soothe their every pain,
While bodies break in sun and rain.
They labor hard, in endless plight,
For empty bellies, day and night.
They work, they sweat, a verdant tear,
And laughter’s price, they will not bear.
They will not pay, they do not see,
Let's build a home for you and me.
Let's build a home, a hopeful sign,
Let's build a home, a life divine.

Beneath the sun, their bodies bend,
While little lives, too soon they end.
They wither, fade, and cease to be,
Yet still, their hunger, eternally.
They do not fill, this hollow ache,
A life of tears, for goodness sake.
Let's build a home, where sorrow ends,
Let's build a home, for all our friends.
Let's build a home, a loving art,
Let's build a home, a brand new start.

Does poverty hold no tender claim?
Are they not human, all the same?
Don't they have a God above?
No guiding light, no gentle love?
Let’s build a home, where truth resides,
Let’s build a home, where hope presides.
Let’s build a home, a world of grace,
Let’s build a home, a loving space.
Palaces of the wealthy stand,
A hanging dream, across the land.
Let's build a home, and make it free,
Let's build a home for you and me.
Let’s build a home, a sacred vow,
Let’s build a home, forever now.
Let's build a home, where dreams take flight,
Let's build a home, and make it bright.