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From Bombay to Bangalore
Al the Hindus know the score
If you wanna live some more
Hare, hare, hare
If you do not take the vow
You can eat the sacred cow
You'll get karma anyhow
Hare, hare, hare
Bow down mister
Hare Rama, Hare Krishna
Bow down mister
We say radha syam
Do the right thing with your hands
Lay down on the pleasing sands
Whatever else your faith demands
Hare, hare, hare
From Bombay to Rajastan
Nitai guara, radha syam
Hare krishna hare ram
Hare, hare, hare
Bow down mister
Hare Rama, Hare Krishna
Bow down mister
We say radha syam
Bow down mister
Hare Rama, Hare Krishna
Bow down mister
We say radha syam
In the desert Jahshamire
They put kun in their hair
At the westemers they stare
Hare, hare, hare
Paint a tilak on your brow
Open like a lotus flower
It's time to check your karma now
Hare, hare, hare
Bow down mister
Hare rama, hare krishna
Bow down mister
We say radha syam
Bow down mister
Hare Rama, Hare Krishna
Bow down mister
We say radha syam
Bow down mister
Hare Rama, Hare Krishna
Bow down mister
We say radha syam
Bow down mister
We say radha syam
Bow down mister
We say radha syam
Bow down mister
Raise your head and lift your hands to the lord
Raise your head and lift your hands to the lord
Raise your head and lift your hands to the lord
Raise your head and lift your hands to the lord
Hare krishna hare krishna krishna krishna hare hare
Hare ram hare ram rama rama hare hare
Hare krishna hare krishna krishna krishna hare hare
Hare ram hare ram rama rama hare hare
Raise your head and lift your hands to the lord
Raise your head and lift your hands to the lord
Raise your head and lift your hands to the lord
Raise your head and lift your hands to the lord
Raise your head and lift your hands to the lord
Raise your head and lift your hands to the lord
Raise your head and lift your hands to the lord
Raise your head and lift your hands to the lord
Hare krishna hare krishna krishna krishna hare hare
Hare ram hare ram rama rama hare hare
Hare krishna hare krishna krishna krishna hare hare
Hare ram hare ram rama rama hare hare
Hare krishna hare krishna krishna krishna hare hare
Hare ram hare ram rama rama hare hare
Al the Hindus know the score
If you wanna live some more
Hare, hare, hare
If you do not take the vow
You can eat the sacred cow
You'll get karma anyhow
Hare, hare, hare
Bow down mister
Hare Rama, Hare Krishna
Bow down mister
We say radha syam
Do the right thing with your hands
Lay down on the pleasing sands
Whatever else your faith demands
Hare, hare, hare
From Bombay to Rajastan
Nitai guara, radha syam
Hare krishna hare ram
Hare, hare, hare
Bow down mister
Hare Rama, Hare Krishna
Bow down mister
We say radha syam
Bow down mister
Hare Rama, Hare Krishna
Bow down mister
We say radha syam
In the desert Jahshamire
They put kun in their hair
At the westemers they stare
Hare, hare, hare
Paint a tilak on your brow
Open like a lotus flower
It's time to check your karma now
Hare, hare, hare
Bow down mister
Hare rama, hare krishna
Bow down mister
We say radha syam
Bow down mister
Hare Rama, Hare Krishna
Bow down mister
We say radha syam
Bow down mister
Hare Rama, Hare Krishna
Bow down mister
We say radha syam
Bow down mister
We say radha syam
Bow down mister
We say radha syam
Bow down mister
Raise your head and lift your hands to the lord
Raise your head and lift your hands to the lord
Raise your head and lift your hands to the lord
Raise your head and lift your hands to the lord
Hare krishna hare krishna krishna krishna hare hare
Hare ram hare ram rama rama hare hare
Hare krishna hare krishna krishna krishna hare hare
Hare ram hare ram rama rama hare hare
Raise your head and lift your hands to the lord
Raise your head and lift your hands to the lord
Raise your head and lift your hands to the lord
Raise your head and lift your hands to the lord
Raise your head and lift your hands to the lord
Raise your head and lift your hands to the lord
Raise your head and lift your hands to the lord
Raise your head and lift your hands to the lord
Hare krishna hare krishna krishna krishna hare hare
Hare ram hare ram rama rama hare hare
Hare krishna hare krishna krishna krishna hare hare
Hare ram hare ram rama rama hare hare
Hare krishna hare krishna krishna krishna hare hare
Hare ram hare ram rama rama hare hare
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On a journey across India Boy George got to know the Hare Krishna movement. He was impressed with the Hare Krishna philosophy, and as a result he wrote the song "Bow Down Mister". This was a crucial reversal point for the band, because it was their first religious song. "Bow Down Mister" was released as a single in 1991 and it became a hit in the United Kingdom, with a peak of #27, their highest position, France, Switzerland, Germany and most notably in Austria, where it peaked at #2 in the official singles chart. Because of this success, the debut album of Jesus Loves You was released in the same year, called The Martyr Mantras. Meanwhile, Boy George felt more and more grateful to Hare Krishna. The religion helped him to conquer his heroin addiction, he said.