he daftar ho ya ghar ho bhaiya mahal ho ya ho chal
ae ji shahar ke har kone me bicha hai makri ka jaal
sambhal he re sambhal sambhal sambhal sambhal
sambhal par kya
palla dori palla palla dori palla he palla dori palla
ae ji kadam kadam par dhokhe hai babu gali ho ya ho mohalla
sambhalo palla dori palla palla dori palla he palla dori palla
palla dori palla he palla dori palla

ae ji achha ho kal dekh ke baithi pine cocacola
ek sau ka kya fir de dena seth ye hanskar bola
fir dikha ke valla laga rijhane
dikha ke valla laga rijhane mujhko mua mutalla
sambhalo palla dori palla palla dori palla he palla dori palla
palla dori palla he palla dori palla

ae ji mujhe naukari de di kisi ne sun kar meri kahani
mujhe naukarani badale me kahne laga vo rani
agar malkin pahunch na jati
agar malkin pahunch na jati
kya hota mere alla
sambhalo palla dori palla palla dori palla he palla dori palla
palla dori palla he palla dori palla

ae ji ak mahashay mujhe kaha karte the sister sister
lekin dil me aur hi kuch socha karte the mister
fir dekh ke mouka jhat se ek din
dekh ke mouka jhat se ek din
jhapat liya mera palla
sambhalo palla dori palla palla dori palla he palla dori palla
palla dori palla he palla dori palla

ae ji mila mujhe ek natak wala naam tha jiska timmi
kahne laga mai tujhe bana dunga nargis ya immi
sham ko aa jana ghar mere
sham ko aa jana ghar mere
das number bhai khalla
sambhalo palla dori palla dori palla dori he palla dori
ae ji kadam kadam par dhokhe hai babu gali ho ya ho mohalla
sambhalo palla dori palla palla dori palla he palla dori palla
palla dori palla he palla dori palla palla dori palla he
palla dori palla

In halls of power, in homes, my friend,
In palaces grand, where shadows bend,
The city's every corner, a spider's snare,
Beware, oh, beware, beyond compare.
Hold fast your hem, your veil, your all,
At every step, a treacherous fall.
Hold fast your hem, your veil, your all,
Deceit at every street's call.

She sat and dreamt of a better morn,
Drinking Coca-Cola, a life forlorn.
"One hundred?" the merchant, with a smile so sly,
Offered her the world with a glint in his eye.
Flashing his wealth, a siren's call,
To lure her down, before she'd fall.
Hold fast your hem, your veil, your all,
Deceit at every street's call.

A job he gave, on hearing her plight,
Then called her "Queen" in the fading light.
Had the mistress not arrived that day,
What fate would have fallen, who can say?
Hold fast your hem, your veil, your all,
Deceit at every street's call.

A man called "Sister," his words so sweet,
But in his heart, a different beat.
Then, seizing his chance, in a moment's grace,
He snatched at her veil, in that lonely place.
Hold fast your hem, your veil, your all,
Deceit at every street's call.

A theater man, Timmy by name,
Promised fame, and eternal claim.
"Become Nargis, Immi, tonight,"
"Come to my house, in the fading light."
Ten number, the address, he did say.
Hold fast your hem, your veil, your all,
In every street, a treacherous fall.
Hold fast your hem, your veil, your all,
Deceit at every street's call.
Hold fast your hem, your veil, your all.