patna ki patti padha ke babu
punjabi dupatta dila ke babu
kolhapur wali mirchi chakha ke
kolkatta ki misthi khila ke
de gaya de gaya de gaya kya
dhokha dhokha dhokha dhokha de gaya re
are dhokha dhokha dhokha dhokha de gaya re
are are dhokha dhokha dhokha dhokha de gaya re
dhokha dhokha dhokha dhokha de gaya re

mala mala laju yete mala
kaahe jhala kaahe sangu tula
saiya dikhake gaya re dikhake
mohe preet ka gulgula
saari saari baat kari saari
maine garba farabi gaya
ethe gayi othe gayi main te ethe othe gayi
mainu kadi na mila
kolhapur wali mirchi chakha ke ha
kolhapur wali mirchi chakha ke
kolkatta ki misthi khila ke
de gaya de gaya de gaya kya
dhokha dhokha dhokha dhokha de gaya re
dhokha dhokha dhokha dhokha de gaya re

nago nago udi baba nago nago
prem karbo ka kono chhel ke
karba ma ghabraye dandi mhari chut jaye
dar lage hai khel se
ha nako nako ag bai nako nako
dil lagana na kisi pore se
munda sayana tha abla deewana tha
dil le gaya haye othe
kolhapur wali mirchi chakha ke
kolhapur wali mirchi chakha ke
kolkatta ki misthi khila ke
de gaya de gaya de gaya kya
dhokha dhokha dhokha dhokha de gaya re
are re re dhokha dhokha dhokha dhokha de gaya re

le gayi le gayi dil mera le gayi
are naya naya naya dard de gayi re
are gayi gayi gayi dard de gayi re
south ki idli khila ke
dakshin ka rassam pila ke
ho gori patli kamar lachkake
de gayi de gayi de gayi kya
dhokha dhokha dhokha dhokha de gayi re
dhokha dhokha dhokha dhokha
dhokha dhokha dhokha dhokha
dhokha dhokha dhokha dhokha
dhokha dhokha dhokha dhokha
ha dhokha dhokha dhokha dhokha dhokha dhokha de gaya
are are are re are re re re
are dhokha dhokha dhokha dhokha dhokha dhokha de gaya re
haye

He schooled me in Patna's ways, my love,
And gifted Punjabi shawls, dove-grey above.
Then, tasting Kolhapur's fire, a burning kiss,
And Calcutta's sweet, a honeyed, stolen bliss…
He gave, he gave, he gave, what cruelest gift?
Deceit, deceit, deceit, a heart adrift!
Oh, deceit, deceit, deceit, a bitter theft!
Oh, oh, deceit, deceit, a love bereft!

My soul, it shrinks, a blush upon my face,
What happened, love? How can I speak this space?
He showed, he showed, then vanished in the light,
A sweetmeat of love's promise, gone from sight.
He spoke of all, of every whispered plea,
I danced the Garba, wild and light and free.
I went here, I went there, but lost my way,
And found no touch, in the fading day.
Then, tasting Kolhapur's fire, a burning kiss,
And Calcutta's sweet, a honeyed, stolen bliss…
He gave, he gave, he gave, what cruelest gift?
Deceit, deceit, deceit, a heart adrift!
Deceit, deceit, deceit, a bitter theft!

Snake, oh, snake, I flee, oh, flee away!
Is love a game? Is love a snare to play?
My heart, it quakes, the dance is far too steep,
I fear the game, the promises to keep.
No, no, again, no, sister, no, I say,
Don’t bind your heart to any fickle ray.
He seemed a sage, then madness seized his soul,
And stole my heart, and left me in a hole.
Then, tasting Kolhapur's fire, a burning kiss,
And Calcutta's sweet, a honeyed, stolen bliss…
He gave, he gave, he gave, what cruelest gift?
Deceit, deceit, deceit, a heart adrift!
Oh, oh, oh, deceit, deceit, a bitter theft!

She took, she took, my heart she stole away,
And gave, and gave, a brand new pain today!
Oh, gave, gave, gave, a lasting pain she gave!
South's idli, a taste I craved,
South's rasam, a thirst I'd bravely saved.
She swayed her hips, a vision, lightly laced,
She gave, she gave, she gave, what bitter taste?
Deceit, deceit, deceit, forevermore.
Deceit, deceit, deceit, and nothing more.
Deceit, deceit, deceit, the endless score.
Deceit, deceit, deceit, at my heart's core.
Deceit, deceit, deceit, he gave the worst,
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, the cursed.
Oh, deceit, deceit, deceit, deceit, the worst!