[Intro: Punjabi bhangra male MC, saying the raid word over the thundering dhol] Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi [Verse 1: Punjabi MC, chesty and hard, the tumbi riff snapping] Village fair outside Ludhiana, there's a circle in the dirt Seven men are waitin' in it, and they're tryin' to make it hurt I'm the raider, I'm the only one who crosses that line On a single breath, one word, and I'm sayin' it the whole time If I stop sayin' kabaddi, then my breath is gone, I'm out If they hold me on their side, then I'm done without a doubt So I touch a man, I'm back, I touch a man, I'm gone Thirty seconds every raid while the dhol keeps pushin' on Uncles up on tractor roofs, the whole village on the wall Hair tied up in a patka, oil on my arms, and that's all [Hook: Punjabi MC, shouted, every dhol in] One breath in, and I'm crossin' your line Touch you on the shoulder, and I'm gone every time Grab me if you want to, put your whole weight on That's touch and go, balle, I touch and I'm gone [Verse 2: Punjabi MC, faster, the tumbi riff jumping] Final raid, the scores are level, and the sun is goin' down Their captain's built like a grain silo, best wrestler in the town He's tellin' all his boys, "When he comes, all four of you dive Catch his legs, catch his waist, don't let him get back alive" So I step across, kabaddi, and I see 'em crouchin' low And I don't go for a touch, I walk straight in, nice and slow Every uncle on the wall is yellin', "Oye, Jassa, what you doin'?" "Get back, get back," 'cause they think I'm walkin' into ruin But a touch is just a point, and I came here for the four Let 'em grab me, let 'em hold me, that's the thing I'm here for [Hook: Punjabi MC, shouted, the handclaps cracking] One breath in, and I'm crossin' your line Touch you on the shoulder, and I'm gone every time Grab me if you want to, put your whole weight on That's touch and go, balle, I touch and I'm gone [Verse 3: dhol pile-up, one more dhol joins for every man who grabs him, the Punjabi MC still saying kabaddi under every bar] First one takes my ankle, kabaddi, and another dhol comes in Second's round my waist, kabaddi, two dhols and a grin Third one's on my shoulders, kabaddi, three dhols shake the ground Fourth one is the captain on my back, four dhols, hear the sound Four men and four dhols, and I'm still sayin' the word And I lean, and I drag, every step the loudest thing you heard Inch by inch across the dirt with four men hangin' on my frame Every man I drag across is out, and that's the game Hand hits the line, kabaddi, and I still got air to spare Four men out on a single raid, and the whole fair's in the air [Hook: Punjabi MC, every dhol in, the tumbi screaming over the top] One breath in, and I'm crossin' your line Touch you on the shoulder, and I'm gone every time Grab me if you want to, put your whole weight on That's touch and go, balle, I touch and I'm gone [End]
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