Sarpanch, Keep Your Word

Lyrics

[Verse 1] By the banyan where the road bends wide, Raju hears both sides before he decides. A broken well and a school roof bare, He writes it down; he’ll meet them there. [Pre-Chorus] One by one, bring your say, A little work can change the day. [Chorus] Sarpanch, keep your word, Let every neighbor’s voice be heard. From the fields to the market square, Make a fair path, make room to share. Sarpanch, stand nearby, With open hands and a level eye. [Verse 2] Meena brings the papers, old and worn, Two young hands ask for a bus at dawn. He calls a meeting under the neem, They draw a route and they set a team. [Pre-Chorus] No big promise, no grand display, Just show up again the next day. [Chorus] Sarpanch, keep your word, Let every neighbor’s voice be heard. From the fields to the market square, Make a fair path, make room to share. Sarpanch, stand nearby, With open hands and a level eye. [Bridge] When the rains come hard, when the harvest runs thin, A village gets stronger when all pitch in. The smallest home and the farthest lane Deserve the same care, the same refrain. [Final Chorus] Sarpanch, keep your word, Let every neighbor’s voice be heard. From the fields to the market square, Make a fair path, make room to share. Sarpanch, stand nearby, With open hands and a level eye. [Outro] One by one, we make it fair, Sarpanch, we’re all there.