bol rii kaThaputalii Dorii kaun sa.ng baa.Ndhii
sach batalaa tuu naache kisake li_e
baavalii kaThaputalii Dorii piyaa sa.ng baa.Ndhii
mai.n naachuu.N apane piyaa ke li_e
bol rii kaThaputalii ...

na_e naam nit na_e ruup dhar mai.n aa_ii mai.n chalii ga_ii
lekin maine dhuum machaa dii jis nagarii jis galii ga_ii
chho.D ke jag taaro.n me.n jaa pahu.Nchii vahaa.N bhii yahii pukaar
bol rii kaThaputalii ...

miiThii yaade.n sundar sapane kho baiThe ye log jinhe.n
man kaa yah miit banaakar mere dil ne diyaa tumhe.n
kaThaputalii kaa khel ye duniyaa saa.Nvariyaa us paar
bol rii kaThaputalii ...

% Part 2: contributed by Malini Kanth

jahaa.N jidhar saajan le jaa_e, sa.ng chaluu.N mai.n chhaayaa sii
vo hai.n mere jaaduugar mai.n jaaduugar kii maayaa sii
jaan-buujh kar chhe.D ke mujhase puuchhe ye sa.nsaar
bol rii kaThaputalii ...

piyaa na hote, mai.n na hotii, jiivan raag sunaataa kaun
pyaar thirakataa kisakii dhun par, dil kaa saaz bajaataa kaun
duur-duur jis chaman se Guzare, gaatii jaa_e bahaar
bol rii kaThaputalii ...