he, gori zaraa batiyaan suno ji mori
dhin tak tak taak
koi teri gali aayaa chori chori chori
dhin tak tak taak

kakhari makhari, aakhari makhari
kakhari makhari, aakhari makhari
he he he he
dhin tak tak taak

ge ge ge gele zara timbaktu
kaathamadu kaathamadu balle hu
mai mai mai mai hun loha chumbak tu
kaise bhala bach bachake rahun
ge ge ge gele zara hu

o, ho, ho
bhanvare ko kyaa rokegi divaare
kaate chamakaae cham cham talvaare
bhanvare ko kyaa rokegi divaare
kaate chamakaae cham cham talvaare
pavan jab chali, o gori gori kali
mai aayaa teri gali, koi kyaa karegaa, gaa gaa

ge ge ge gele zara timbaktu
kaathamadu kaathamadu balle hu
mai mai mai mai hun loha chumbak tu
kaise bhala bach bachake rahun
ge ge ge gele zara hu

o, ho, ho
milane aayaa tujhase ye parvaanaa
ye parvaanaa parvaanaa
ai meri shama tune nahi pahachaanaa
nahi pahachaanaa pahachaanaa
milane aayaa tujhase ye parvaanaa
ai meri shama tune nahi pahachaanaa
mai vahi hun divaanaa, palak na giraanaa
tu zaraa saa uthaanaa, aankho kaa pardaa, daa, daa

ge ge ge gele zara ge ge ge gele zara
ge ge ge gele zara timbaktu
kaathamadu kaathamadu balle hu
mai mai mai mai hun loha
mai mai mai mai hun loha
mai mai mai mai hun loha chumbak tu
kaise bhala bach bachake rahun
ge ge ge gele zara hu

o, ho, ho
tujhako mere sang-sang chalanaa hai
sang chalanaa hai chalanaa hai
chandaa ko baadal se milanaa hai
mil milanaa hai milanaa hai
tujhako mere sang-sang chalanaa hai
chandaa ko baadal se milanaa hai
roke jo koi aake, tu lat bikharaake
nazar ko bachaake, adheraa kiye jaa, jaa, jaa

ge ge ge gele zara timbaktu
kaathamadu kaathamadu balle hu
mai mai mai mai hun loha chumbak tu
kaise bhala bach bachake rahun
ge ge ge gele zara hu
ge ge ge gele zara timbaktu
kaathamadu kaathamadu balle hu
mai mai mai mai hun loha chumbak tu
kaise bhala bach bachake rahun
ge ge ge gele zara

Listen, fair one, to the whispers I bring,
*Dhin tak tak tak* someone's stolen into your lane, secretly.
*Dhin tak tak tak* trinkets, trifles, the last of them.
Trinkets, trifles, the last of them.
*Heh heh heh heh dhin tak tak tak*

*Ge ge ge gele* from Timbuktu to Kathmandu, Kathmandu, *belle hoo*.
I, I, I, I am iron, you the magnet true.
How can you possibly evade me now?
*Ge ge ge gele* *hu o, ho, ho*

What walls can hold back a honeybee's flight?
Thorns may gleam, swords may flash, in the light.
What walls can hold back a honeybee's flight?
Thorns may gleam, swords may flash, in the light.
When the wind blows, oh fair, fair bud,
I've come to your lane, what can they do? *Ga ga*

*Ge ge ge gele* from Timbuktu
Kathmandu, Kathmandu, *belle hoo*.
I, I, I, I am iron, you the magnet true.
How can you possibly evade me now?
*Ge ge ge gele* *hu*

Oh, ho, ho
A moth comes to meet you, so near,
The moth, the moth,
O my flame, you haven't recognized,
Haven't recognized, recognized.
A moth comes to meet you, so near,
O my flame, you haven't recognized.
I'm the same madman, don't lower your gaze,
Just lift up a little, the veil from your eyes, *da da*.

*Ge ge ge gele zara ge ge ge gele zara*
*Ge ge ge gele* from Timbuktu
Kathmandu, Kathmandu, *belle hoo*.
I, I, I, I am iron,
I, I, I, I am iron, you the magnet true.
How can you possibly evade me now?
*Ge ge ge gele* *hu*

Oh, ho, ho
You must walk with me, together,
Together, walk along,
The moon must meet the clouds,
Meet, meet, meet.
You must walk with me, together,
The moon must meet the clouds.
If someone blocks your way, let your hair loose,
Save your eyes, and fill the darkness, *ja ja ja*.

*Ge ge ge gele* from Timbuktu
Kathmandu, Kathmandu, *belle hoo*.
I, I, I, I am iron, you the magnet true.
How can you possibly evade me now?
*Ge ge ge gele* *hu*
*Ge ge ge gele* from Timbuktu
Kathmandu, Kathmandu, *belle hoo*.
I, I, I, I am iron, you the magnet true.
How can you possibly evade me now?
*Ge ge ge gele*