mehnat ki roti khata rahunga
mehnat ki roti khata rahunga
yun hi pasina bahata rahunga
faanda na apun karega
paakit na apun maarenga
le lo kasam dhandhe ki
mujhse le lo kasam dhandhe ki
mehnat ki roti khata rahunga

imaandari mujhko badi pyaari
choro se bhari hai duniya ye pyari
imaandari mujhko badi pyaari
kar lega jo mujhse ek baar dhandha
umarbhar na bhulega mujhko vo banda
dil na kisi ka todun main
graahak koi chhodu main
le lo kasam dhandhe ki
mujhse le lo kasam dhandhe ki
mehnat ki roti khata rahunga

ohho ohho ho ho
ho ho ho ho ho
topi pahan ke log laakho kamaaye
topi hum firaaye to chor kahlaaye
topi pahan ke log laakho kamaaye
netagiri hai bina punji ka dhandha
dete raho bhashan jama karte raho chanda
chande se ghar na bharenga
netagiri na karenga
le lo kasam dhandhe ki
mujhse le lo kasam dhandhe ki
mehnat ki roti khata rahunga
yun hi pasina bahata rahunga
faanda na apun karega
paakit na apun maarenga
le lo kasam dhandhe ki
mujhse le lo kasam dhandhe ki
le lo kasam dhandhe ki
mujhse le lo kasam dhandhe ki

I will eat bread earned by toil,
I will eat bread earned by toil,
And let my sweat forever soil
The earth.
I'll not hang myself from a rope,
Nor pilfer from another's scope.
Take my oath upon my trade,
Take my oath, a promise made:
I will eat bread earned by toil.

Honesty, a jewel I hold dear,
While thieves abound, and shadows leer.
Honesty, my guiding star,
Do business once, and you will see,
A bond forged, eternally with me.
I will never break a heart,
Nor a loyal customer depart.
Take my oath upon my trade,
Take my oath, a promise made:
I will eat bread earned by toil.

Oh, oh, oh, ho!
Ho, ho, ho, ho!
They wear the cap, and fortunes grow,
Yet if I wear it, a thief I'll be, they'll know.
They wear the cap, and fortunes rise,
Politics, a trade without a price.
Give speeches, collect your dues,
From donations, homes are not infused.
I won't fill my house with greed,
Politics, I shall not heed.
Take my oath upon my trade,
Take my oath, a promise made:
I will eat bread earned by toil.
And let my sweat forever soil
The earth.
I'll not hang myself from a rope,
Nor pilfer from another's scope.
Take my oath upon my trade,
Take my oath, a promise made:
Take my oath upon my trade,
Take my oath, a promise made.