oye tirchhi oye hoye tirchhi
oye hoye tirchhi teri najar
patli haye haye patli
aaye haye patli teri kamar
sagar ki machhli re
dharti par kyu machli re
are sagar ki machhli re
dharti par kyu machli re
tirchhi haye haye tirchhi
oye hoye tirchhi teri najar
patli haye haye patli
oye hoye patli teri kamar
sagar ki machhli re
dharti par kyu machli re
are sagar ki machhli re
dharti par kyu machli re

saheb ka dil bekabu kiya
daru ki botal ne jadu kiya
are are are are are
saheb ka dil bekabu kiya
daru ki botal ne jadu kiya
haye tirchhi hoye hoye tirchhi
aaye haye tirchhi teri najar
are patli haye haye patli
oye hoye patli teri kamar
sagar ki machhli re
dharti par kyu machli re
are sagar ki machhli re
dharti par kyu machli re

tufan ye kaisa utha
tere joban ne kya kar diya
are tufan ye kaisa utha
tere joban ne kya kar diya
are tirchhi aaye haye tirchhi
hoye hoye tirchhi teri najar
are patli aaye haye patli
hoye hoye patli teri kamar
sagar ki machhli re
dharti par kyu machli re
are sagar ki machhli re
dharti par kyu machli re

tirchhi haye haye tirchhi
oye hoye tirchhi teri najar
are patli haye haye patli
oye hoye patli teri kamar
sagar ki machhli re
dharti par kyu machli re
are sagar ki machhli re
dharti par kyu machli re
are sagar ki machhli re
dharti par kyu machli re
are sagar ki machhli re
dharti par kyu machli re
are sagar ki machhli re
dharti par kyu machli re
are sagar ki machhli re
dharti par kyu machli re

Oh, the slant, oh, the slant,
Oh, the slant of your gaze,
Thin, oh, so thin,
Oh, so thin your waist sways.
A fish of the sea,
Why on earth do you thrash free?
Oh, a fish of the sea,
Why on earth do you thrash free?
Slanted, oh, the slant,
Oh, the slant of your gaze,
Thin, oh, so thin,
Oh, so thin your waist sways.
A fish of the sea,
Why on earth do you thrash free?
Oh, a fish of the sea,
Why on earth do you thrash free?

The master's heart, unbound and astray,
The liquor's bottle, a spell to play.
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,
The master's heart, unbound and astray,
The liquor's bottle, a spell to play.
Slanted, oh, the slant,
Oh, the slant of your gaze,
Thin, oh, so thin,
Oh, so thin your waist sways.
A fish of the sea,
Why on earth do you thrash free?
Oh, a fish of the sea,
Why on earth do you thrash free?

What tempest has risen now?
What has your youth allowed?
Oh, what tempest has risen now?
What has your youth allowed?
Slanted, oh, the slant,
Oh, the slant of your gaze,
Thin, oh, so thin,
Oh, so thin your waist sways.
A fish of the sea,
Why on earth do you thrash free?
Oh, a fish of the sea,
Why on earth do you thrash free?

Slanted, oh, the slant,
Oh, the slant of your gaze,
Thin, oh, so thin,
Oh, so thin your waist sways.
A fish of the sea,
Why on earth do you thrash free?
Oh, a fish of the sea,
Why on earth do you thrash free?
Oh, a fish of the sea,
Why on earth do you thrash free?
Oh, a fish of the sea,
Why on earth do you thrash free?
Oh, a fish of the sea,
Why on earth do you thrash free?
Oh, a fish of the sea,
Why on earth do you thrash free?