shava shava bambai ke banane waale
shava shava bambai ke banane waale
chaay powdero ki bhajiya khilaane waale
shava shava bambai ke banane waale
chaay powdero ki bhajiya khilaane waale
shava shava ho shava shava bambai ke banane waale
shava shava bambai ke banane waale

bina kaam ke bhaage firte bada hai bhid badakka
upar se niche aaya jab laga jor ka dhakka
bas ke upar bas chadi hai, ho are dekh dekh dekh
bas ke upar bas chadi hai, uspe chadhi hai janta
bina engine ke, bina engine ke gaadiya chalaane waale
shava shava ho shava shava bambai ke banane waale
shava shava bambai ke banane waale

daal tambaaku kaala pila khake paan supaari
diwaaro aur sadko pe bhar bhar maare pichkaari
kaale kaale daant hai jaise ho are chhi chhi chhi
kaale kaale daant hai jaise ho tarbuj ke daane
are aurato ko, are aurato ko bidiya pilaane waale
shava shava ho shava shava bambai ke banane waale
shava shava bambai ke banane waale

amitabh aur hemamalni sath khada darmender
rekha, moshini, nitu sing ko taak raha jitender
ye dekh ke prem nath ne ho
ye dekh ke prem nath ne taan liya hai ghunsa
amzad, deny, ranjeet ko dekho chadh gaya gussa
nakli gusse ko ho nakli gusse ko asli dikhane waaale
shava shava ho shava shava bambai ke banane waale
shava shava bambai ke banane waale

beech me haaji ali ka mander chaaro taraf samander
pahli dafa hi dekhe maine sadak pani ke ander
gol jalebi jaise jude ho ha
gol jalebi jaise jude ho usme uge bagiche
tauba sadiyon ka, tauba sadiyon ka laagad banane waale
shava shava ho shava shava bambai ke banane waale
shava shava bambai ke banane waale

jhopadi ke sang tees maale ki buliding aalishaan
kitna farak ameer garib me dkho hua hairaan
pees raha nirdhan ko kaise ho ho
pees raha nirdhan ko kaise dekho ye bahgwaan
dhanwaalo ki, dhanwaalo ki jay jay bulwaane waale
shava shava ho shava shava bambai ke banane waale
shava shava bambai ke banane waale
chaay powdero ki bhajiya khilaane waale
shava shava ho shava shava bambai ke banane waale
shava shava bambai ke banane waale

Shava, Shava, makers of Bombay,
Shava, Shava, makers of Bombay,
Those who feed us fritters, spiced with chai dust,
Shava, Shava, oh Shava, Shava, makers of Bombay,
Those who feed us fritters, spiced with chai dust,
Shava, Shava, oh Shava, Shava, makers of Bombay,
Shava, Shava, makers of Bombay.

They run without work, a crowded throng,
From up above, they fall, a forceful throng.
Bus on bus they ride, oh, look, observe, observe,
Bus on bus they ride, and on them, the people surge.
Without engines, without engines, the chariots they guide,
Shava, Shava, oh Shava, Shava, makers of Bombay,
Shava, Shava, makers of Bombay.

They chew tobacco, black and yellow, and betel's quid,
They stain the walls and streets, spitting what they bid.
Teeth as black as night, like oh, eew, eew, eew,
Teeth as black as night, like watermelon seeds.
Oh, the women, oh, the women, they offer bidis,
Shava, Shava, oh Shava, Shava, makers of Bombay,
Shava, Shava, makers of Bombay.

Amitabh and Hema Malini, with Dharmendra near,
Rekha, Moushumi, Neetu Singh, Jeetendra's gaze they bear.
Seeing this, Prem Nath, oh,
Seeing this, Prem Nath clenched his fist,
Amjad, Danny, Ranjit, with anger kissed.
False anger, oh, false anger, they pretend so real,
Shava, Shava, oh Shava, Shava, makers of Bombay,
Shava, Shava, makers of Bombay.

In the midst, Haji Ali's temple, all around, the sea,
For the first time I see roads beneath the deep.
Like round jalebis, oh,
Like round jalebis joined, where gardens grow,
Toba, oh sarees, toba, oh sarees, they make them long,
Shava, Shava, oh Shava, Shava, makers of Bombay,
Shava, Shava, makers of Bombay.

A thirty-story building, grand, beside a humble shack,
How vast the difference between rich and poor, I look and crack.
Grinding the poor, how, oh, oh,
Grinding the poor, how, see the wealthy thrive,
The wealthy, oh the wealthy, their praises they derive.
Shava, Shava, oh Shava, Shava, makers of Bombay,
Shava, Shava, makers of Bombay,
Those who feed us fritters, spiced with chai dust,
Shava, Shava, oh Shava, Shava, makers of Bombay,
Shava, Shava, makers of Bombay.