Pehle murgi hui thi ki anda

Gadbad!
Arre, arre, arre, yeh toh pagal hain
Pehle murgi…
Pehle murgi hui thi ki anda
Zara soch ke batana
Ha, zara soch ke batana
Jagh mein pehle gada kiska jhanda
Zara soch ke batana
Ha ha ha, zara soch ke batana

Har chehre pe nakli chehra
Nakli chehre pe jhuthi hassi
Arre uparwale tere hi karan
Jaan meri muskil mein phassi,
Jaan meri mushkil mein phassi
Pehle murgi…
Pehle murgi hui thi ki anda
Zara soch ke batana
Ha ha ha zara soch ke batana

Dekh akela aankh dikhayi
Mehfil mein aake dikhate ho pyaar
Ajji jaan gaya hoon dil mein tumhare
Uthte hain kaise kaise vichar
Uthte hain kaise kaise vichar
Phod dunga
Phod dunga tumhara bhanda
Zara soch ke batana
Haan zara soch ke batana
Pehle murgi hui thi ki anda
Zara soch ke batana
Ha ha ha soch ke batana

Pandit puchha ved mein dekha
Samajh mein kuch bhi aa na saka
Duniya ka ye chakkar kya hain
Koi humein batla na saka
Koi humein batla na saka
Pehle murgi
Pehle murgi hui thi ki anda
Zara soch ke batana
Ha ha zara soch ke batana
Pehle murgi hui thi ki anda
Zara soch ke batana
Ha ha ha soch ke batana

Movie: Krorepati (1961)
Director: Mohan Segal
Singer: Manna Dey
Lyricist: Shailendra/Hasrat Jaipuri
Music Composer: Shankar Jaikishan

Except for an IMDB page, I could not find much information about this movie, so much so that I am not sure which of the two lyricists credited for this movie actually wrote this song.

When we picked the comedy theme, I wanted to feature different singers for January. I was researching Manna Dey’s comedy numbers when I came upon this gem. Sung by Manna Dey and picturized on Kishore Kumar. I don’t know for sure, but this may well be a one-of-its-kind number. Or have there been other instances of one singer singing playback for another singer-cum-actor? It’s like a two for one! What more can I say? Enjoy the fun of Manna Dey’s voice and Kishore Kumar’s craziness on screen. ~ R