lo chori pakadi gayi, aaha ji aha aha
o ho ji ho ho ho
lo chori pakadi gayi
chhanak gayi chhan chhan paijaniya
lo chori pakadi gayi
chhanak gayi chhan chhan paijaniya
chhanan chhan chhan
chhnak gayi chhan chhan
chhanan chhan chhan
chhnak gayi chhan chhan paijaniya
lo chori pakadi gayi
chhanak gayi chhan chhan paijaniya

bani banayi pe fir gaya pani
bani banayi pe fir gaya pani rama
fir gaya pani
duniya ko mil gayi baat dekho suhani
duniya ko mil gayi baat suhani rama
baat suhani
sune pade hay aisi jawani raam
sune pade hay aisi jawani
apni bhi ban gayi, aaj ek kahani
apni bhi ban gayi, aaj ek kahani
main taaro me jakadi gayi
chhanak gayi chhan chhan paijaniya
lo chori pakadi gayi
chhanak gayi chhan chhan paijaniya

nindiya ko palko ki oat sula ke
aa aa aa
hay palko pe balma ke sej bichha ke
ha ha apne parayo se
ankhiya churake re dayiya
apne parayo se ankhiya churake
milne ko aai thi diyara bujha ke
milne ko aai thi diyara bujha ke
hay fir bhi main pakadi gayi
chhanak gayi chhan chhan paijaniya
main taaro me jakadi gayi
chhanak gayi chhan chhan paijaniya
lo chori pakadi gayi
chhanak gayi chhan chhan paijaniya

Caught in the act, ah, yes, ah, ah!
Oh, ho, yes, ho, ho!
Caught in the act,
My anklets chime, chhan-chhan,
Caught in the act,
My anklets chime, chhan-chhan,
Chhanan, chhan, chhan
They chime, chhan-chhan
Chhanan, chhan, chhan
They chime, chhan-chhan, my anklets,
Caught in the act,
My anklets chime, chhan-chhan.

All built dreams, washed away,
All built dreams, washed away, Rama,
Washed away,
The world, it found a tale, so sweet,
The world, it found a tale, so sweet, Rama,
A tale so sweet,
Upon the fire, alas, such youth, Rama,
Upon the fire, alas, such youth,
My own tale, it bloomed today,
My own tale, it bloomed today,
I, in the stars, was ensnared,
My anklets chime, chhan-chhan,
Caught in the act,
My anklets chime, chhan-chhan.

Sleep, in the shadow of my lids,
Aaah, aah, aah
Upon my lashes, my love's bed,
Haa, haa, haa,
From my own, and strangers too,
My eyes, I stole away, O dear,
From my own, and strangers too, my eyes,
I stole away,
To meet, I came, the lamp extinguished,
To meet, I came, the lamp extinguished,
Yet still, I was caught,
My anklets chime, chhan-chhan,
I, in the stars, was ensnared,
My anklets chime, chhan-chhan,
Caught in the act,
My anklets chime, chhan-chhan.