Bombay Ke Dulahin

Chorus

Arey Bombay ke dulahin, come to Trinidad

Hey, bride from Bombay — come to Trinidad

I want to be your dulaha

I want to be your groom (dulaha)

Bombay ke dulahin aaya re, Bombay ke dulahin aaya re

The bride from Bombay has come, the bride from Bombay has come

In this land of mine gyal, we come from your line

In this land of mine, girl, we come from your line

I ask you for a kiss gyal, you tell me "never mind"

I ask you for a kiss, girl — you tell me "never mind"

Arey Bombay ke dulahin, come to Trinidad

Hey, bride from Bombay — come to Trinidad

I want to be your dulaha

I want to be your groom

You fall in a river, there is no boat

You fall in a river, there is no boat

You fall in a well gyal, there is no rope

You fall in a well, girl — there is no rope

When you fall in love gyal, there is no hope

When you fall in love, girl — there is no hope

Arey Bombay ke dulahin, come to Trinidad

Hey, bride from Bombay — come to Trinidad

I want to be your dulaha

I want to be your groom

I think of you often, I think of you a lot

I think of you often, I think of you a lot

Letters are the best way for us to keep in touch

Letters are the best way for us to keep in touch

Arey Bombay ke dulahin, come to Trinidad

Hey, bride from Bombay — come to Trinidad

I want to be your dulaha

I want to be your groom

Bombay ke dulahin aaya re, Bombay ke dulahin aaya re

The bride from Bombay has come, the bride from Bombay has come

Apples grow in England, they grow in Canada too

Apples grow in England, they grow in Canada too

It will take a place like Trinidad to grow a plum like you

It will take a place like Trinidad to grow a plum like you

Arey Bombay ke dulahin, come to Trinidad

Hey, bride from Bombay — come to Trinidad

I want to be your dulaha

I want to be your groom