mota sa ek baje wala
chalta chalta jangal aaya

jangal mein koyal rahti thi
pinjre mein band wo baithi thi

baje ko dekh ke chahki wo
muddat ke baad hi boli wo

tu baja baja main gaungi
naghme main achchhe sunaungi

koyal ne yun gana gaya
baje wala bhi mast hua

thi pas hi ek chidiya baithi
gana sun ke wo kahne lagi

koyal-bi tum ko hai aata
kitna achchha gana gana

aawaz tumhaari pyari hai
sari duniya se nyari hai

tum khud hi git banati ho
tum khud hi achchha gati ho

tum kyun is baje wale ko
kahti ho saz bajaane ko

phir ek din ye baje wala
har ek se ye kahta hoga

main ne hi ja kar sikhlaya
koyal ko bhi gana gana

meri mano ek kaam karo
tum raushan apna nam karo

pinjre se nikal bahar aao
tum dali dali khud gao

ye sun ke koyal bhi hans di
chidiya se phir wo yun boli

kya koi hunar bhi bin sikhe
aata hai kisi ko chupke se

jab mashq nahin karta koi
mahir nahin ban sakta koi

jis ne kiya apne fan ko yaad
aakhir wahi kahlaya ustad