ham to galiyo ke laal gaye galiyo ke geet
ham to ham to ham to galiyo ke meet leke patti gulaal
ham to galiyo ke laal ham to galiyo ke laal

hame tokega kon hame rokega kon
hame tokega kon hame rokega kon ye hai kiski majal
ham to galiyo ke laal ham to galiyo ke laal
ham to galiyo ke laal

ho baniye ki chhori baniye ki chhori
gori gori gori mori na tori gori gori gori
karti hai gud ki karti hai gud ki chupke se chori
chalti hai hirni ki chal chalti hai hirni ki chal
ham to galiyo ke laal ham to galiyo ke laal
ham to galiyo ke laal

laala ki god me mhari tijori marunga lapad
laala ki god me mhari tijori matki achar ki shakkar ki bori
badhti chali jaaye saal ke saal galiyo ke laal
ham to galiyo ke laal ham to galiyo ke laal
ham to galiyo ke laal

thane bajar ka kaisa hai haal haye kaisa hai haal
kaha tak jayega ye chori ka maal laala chori ka maal
ham to galiyo ke laal ham to galiyo ke laal
ham to galiyo ke laal

tikhi kachori maf karna thandi pakodi mar jaunga
tikhi kachori thandi pakodi kachi hai puri
are dede koi kodi rakhte hai jeb me na paisa koi
muft ka khate hai maal muft ka khate hai maal
ham to galiyo ke laal ham to galiyo ke laal
ham to galiyo ke laal

We are the rubies of the lanes, singing lane's songs,
We, we, we are the lane's companions, bearing hues of joy.
We are the rubies of the lanes, we are the rubies of the lanes.

Who dares to scold us? Who dares to stop us?
Who dares to scold us? Who dares to stop us? Whose audacity is this?
We are the rubies of the lanes, we are the rubies of the lanes.
We are the rubies of the lanes.

Oh, the merchant's daughter, the merchant's daughter,
Fair, fair, fair, mine not yours, fair, fair, fair.
She steals away, she steals away, sweet jaggery's store.
She walks with the deer's grace, she walks with the deer's grace.
We are the rubies of the lanes, we are the rubies of the lanes.
We are the rubies of the lanes.

In Lala's lap, I'll strike his treasure,
In Lala's lap, I'll strike his treasure, the jar of pickles, the sugar's sack.
Year after year, it grows and grows, the lanes' rubies.
We are the rubies of the lanes, we are the rubies of the lanes.
We are the rubies of the lanes.

How fares the market's state, alas, how fares the state?
How far will this stolen wealth go, Lala, this stolen wealth?
We are the rubies of the lanes, we are the rubies of the lanes.
We are the rubies of the lanes.

Spicy kachori, forgive me, cold pakoras, I shall die.
Spicy kachori, cold pakoras, raw is the puri.
Oh, give me a coin, we hold no money in our pockets.
We feast on what is free, we feast on what is free.
We are the rubies of the lanes, we are the rubies of the lanes.
We are the rubies of the lanes.