This article is written by Sudhir, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie songs and a regular contributor to this blog.
With this post, we celebrate the 3900th song on this blog. Congratulations all. And wow, what a lovely musical journey it has been since the blog was started as a result of an online conversation between two cricket enthusiasts, Atul ji and Raja ji. After having sampled 3900 gems, the large ocean of Hindi film music still beckons for many many more songs to be discovered and re-discovered.
This post is a fantastic song for the collection of rail songs on this blog. And this one, I assure you is going to be a whirlwind of a dizzy journey. For the simple reason, this is a Kishore da song, and even by his own standards, it is hard to come by something to beat this one. 
A rail song, sung in a manner that only Kishore Kumar can do it, and perform it in his most unique and inimitable manner. One can just wonder that the singer Kishore Kumar has the best of the fun songs reserved only for that special actor Kishore Kumar. No one else could really perform with the speed, and variety that this singer packs into his fun songs. Only Kishore da himself can. Mostly it is the case that the playback singer has to get into the mind and mood of the character who is lip syncing on the screen. With Kishore's fun songs, it is actors on the screen that have to get into the mind and mood of Kishore to give a good performance. And that is why, Kishore's best and funniest fun songs are performed by Kishore himself.
It is an interesting collection of passengers in the 1st class coupe that we see on screen in this song. One can readily identify Kishore and Madhubala. The 2nd lady traveler is none other than Chanchal, Madhubala's real life sister. Then we have KN Singh, who is also present in the coupe. And last but not the least, the heavy weight actor (literally), Ram Avtar. Ram Avtar has had a very long career in Hindi movies, appearing in comic roles since 1949, till as late as early 90s. Folks familiar with the movies in 60s and 70s would remember him as the co passenger in the opening railway coupe scene in Teesri Manzil, as Shashi Kapoor's friend in Pyar Ka Mausam, as one of the two pundits in Guide, etc.
The song is from the movie Mehlon Ke Khwaab (1960), lyrics are by Raja Mehndi Ali Khan, and music by S Mohinder. The composition is quite sophisticated with multiple variations in tempo, pitch, and the tune, very admirably suited for a Kishore Kumar fun song. And of course, performed with great gusto by Kishore da himself. Notice his antics through the song, he never sits still for even one line, and to top that, he never repeats the same antic again. One can but marvel at his endless versatility, his energy, and his capacity to electrify any situation.
Simply too good for words. Enjoy this wonderful creation by S Mohinder for the words written by Raja Mehndi Ali Khan. Here is Kishore da, at his best.
Song-Ye hai jeewan ki rail (Mehlon Ke Khwaab) (1960) Singer-Kishore Kumar,Lyrics-Raja Mehdi Ali Khan,MD-S Mohinder
Lyrics
ba ba bum bu-bup
ba ba bum bu-bup
ba ba bum bu-bup
ba ba bum bu-bup
taka dhum tak
taka dhum tak
hoooooooooooooo
hoooooooooooooo
ye hai jeewan ki rail
dhak dhak
dhak dhak
dhak dhak
jhak
ye hai toofaan mail
hoooooooooooooo
ye hai jeevan ki rail
ye hai toofaan mail
chali aahon ka dhuaan udaaye re
um bhum
na to signal jhuke
na kahin pe ruke
ye to seedhi jahannum ko jaaye re
jaaye re
jaaaaaaaye
jaay jaa jaaye
jaay jaa
adlayee odlayee odlayee oo
adlayee odlayee odlayee hoooooo
haaan
is mein baithhe huye hain motey motey
hui hui
motey motey hain dil ke ji khotey
hey hey
motey motey
dil ke khotey
Grand hotel ke
double rotey
be-pende ke lotey
is mein baithhe huye hain motey motey
hui hui
motey motey hain dil ke ji khotey
heh he
ho ke neki se out
arre dhatt teri ki
jaa rahe hain without
arre dhatt teri ki
ho ke neki se out
jaa rahe hain without
ho koi
ho koi
ho koi jaldi se checking ko aaye re re re re
ye hai jeewan ki rail
ye hai toofaan mail
chali aahon ka dhuaan udaaye re
na to signal jhuke
na kahin pe ruke
ye to seedhi jahannum ko jaaye re
jaaye re
jaaaaaaye jaa jaa jaaye
jaay jaa
adlayee odlayee odlayee oo
adlayee odlayee odlayee oooooo
chaahe aahen bharen chaahe ghooren
in ko hargiz milengi na hooren
heeeeeyyy
nakhrewaaaali
phoolon ki daali
nakhrewaaaali
phoolon ki daali
chhedaa jo inko to dengi gaali
arrey dengi tamaache
arrey gin gin gin joote paanch fataafat faath
aji yeh hain fraud
bilkul fraud
in sey poochhega God
by God
aji yeh hain fraud
in sey poochhega God
ho itna
ho itna
ho itna paapon ka bojha kyun laaye re
haaye haaye haaye
ye hai jeewan ki rail
ye hai toofaan mail
chali aahon ka dhuaan udaaye re
na to signal jhuke
na kahin pe ruke
ye to seedhi jahannum ko jaaye re
jaaye re
jaaaaaaye jaay jaa jaaye
jaay jaa
adlayee odlayee odlayee oo
adlayee odlayee odlayee oooooo
hai samaa bhi haseen humsafar bhi
aur chanchal hai inki nazar bhi
hai samaa bhi haseen humsafar bhi
aur chanchal hai inki nazar bhi
le ke armaan hazaaar
haay haay haay
dil mein jaaga hai pyaar
hoye hoye hoye
pyaar deyeee eee eee
pyaar deyeee eee eee
pyaar deyeeeeee
ho dil mein jaaga hai pyaar
ho aar
ho aar
ho aarzuon ne sapne sajaaye re re re re
ye hai jeewan ki rail
ye hai toofaan mail
chali aahon ka dhuaan ulaaaye le
na to signal jhuke
na kahin pe luke
ye to seedhi jahannum ko jaaye le
jaaye le
dhak dhakee
aee dhak dhakee
aee dhak dhakee
aee dhak dhakee
kelaa hari chhaal hai
kelaa hari chhaal hai
chai gariyam
chai gariyam