Across the river, Raju, go,
Give what love compels you to bestow.
"Thank you very much," but what is this play?
A single rupee? Bring a thousand today!
A single coin, a thousand you must bring!
A single coin, a thousand, let the song ring!
Or take your meager offering and flee!
Give, give, give! Oh, give it unto me!
We, the ones who break the wheels of fate,
Don't you dare with us to escalate.
Uninvited, voices cracked and raw,
We sing our songs, defying every law.
Clap your hands with thunderous sound,
And with the treasure, homeward bound.
We do as we desire, our spirits free,
Even the ruffians tremble when they see.
Don't you dare with us to clash,
Or we'll strip you bare, in a flash!
Give, give, oh, give! Give, give, give!
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