ja din ek baaraat ko milyau nimantran-patr
phoole-phoole ham phiren, yatr-tatr-sarvatr
yatr-tatr-sarvatr, pharakatee botee-botee
ba din achchhee naahin lagee apane ghar rotee
kahan kaaka kaviraay, laar mhaunde son tapake
kar laduan kee yaad, jeebh syaanpan see lapake
maarag mein jab hai gaee apanee motar fel
daure steshan, laee teen baje kee rel
teen baje kee rel, mach rahee dhakkam-dhakka
do mote gir pare, pich gaye patare kakka
kahan ‘kaaka’ kaviraay, patak doolha ne khaee
panditajoo rah gaye, chadhi gayau nanua naee
neeche ko kari thootharau, oopar ko kari peeth
murga bani baithe hamahun, milee na kooo seet
milee na kooo seet, bheer mein banigau bhurata
phaari lai gayau kou hamaaro aadhau kurta
kahan ‘kaaka’ kaviraay, paristhiti vikat hamaaree
panditajee rahi gaye, unheen pe ‘tikas’ hamaaree
phakk-phakk gaadee chalai, dhakk-dhakk jiy hoy
ek panhaiya rah gaee, ek gaee kahun khoy
ek gaee kahun khoy, tabahin ghus aayau tee-tee
maangan laagyau tikas, rel ne maaree seetee
kahan ‘kaaka’, samajhaayau par nahin maanyau bhaiya
chheen lai gayau, terah aana teen rupaiya
janamaase mein mach rahyau, thandaee ko sor
mirch aur sakkar daee, sapareta mein ghor
sapareta mein ghor, baraatee karate hullad
svaadi-svaadi mein khenchi gaye ham baarah kulhad
kahan ‘kaaka’ kaviraay, pet ho gayau nagaadau
nikarausee ke samay hamen chadhi aayau jaadau
betaavaare ne kahee, yahee hamaaree tek
darabajje pe le laoon nagad paanch sau ek
nagad paanch sau ek, parengee tab hee bhaanvar
doolha karidau band, daee bheetar saun saankar
kahan ‘kaaka’ kavi, samadhee dolen roose-roose
ardharaatri hai gaee, pet mein kooden moose
beteevaare ne bahut jore unake haath
par beta ke baap ne sunee na kooo baat
sunee na kooo baat, baraatee dolen bhookhe
pooree-ladua chhod, chana hoo mile na sookhe
kahan ‘kaaka’ kaviraay, jaan aaphat mein aaee
jam kee bhain baraat, kahaavat theek banaee
samadhee-samadhee ladi parai, tai na bhee kachhu baat
chalai gharaat-baraat mein thappad- ghoonsa-laat
thappad- ghoonsa-laat, tamaasau dekhen naaree
dekh jang ko drshy, kanpakanpee bandhee hamaaree
kahan ‘kaaka’ kavi, baandh bistara bhaaje ghar ko
peechhe sab chal diye, sang mein laiken var ko
maar bhaatee pai paree, banigau vaako bhaat
bina bahoo ke gaam kon, aaee laut baraat
aaee laut baraat, pari gayau phanda bhaaree
darabajjai pai khadeen, baraatin kee gharavaareen
kahan kaakee lalakaar, lautaken vaapis jaau
bina bahoo ke ghar mein kooo ghusan na paau
haath jori maangee kshama, neechee karaken monchh
kaakee ne puchakaariken, aansoo deenhen ponchh
aansoo deenhen ponchh, kasam baaba kee khaee
jab tak jeeoon, baraat na jaoon raamaduhaee
kahan ‘kaaka’ kaviraay, are vo betaavaare
ab to dai dai, tee-tee vaare daam hamaare