(intro: arabian flute)
Let me tell you about ahab the arab
the sheik of the burning sand
he had emeralds and rubies just drippinand' off and'a him
and a ring on every finger of his hand
he wore a big oland' turban wrapped around his head
and a scimitar by his side
and, every eveninand', about midnight
heand'd jump on his camel named clyde, and ride
[spoken] silently through the night to the sultanand's tent where he
would secretly meet up with fatima of the seven veils,
swingingest grade andquot;aandquot; number one us choice dancer in
the sultanand's whole harem, and'cause, heh, him and her had
a thing goinand', you know, and theyand'd been carryinand' on
for some time now behind the sultanand's back and you
could hear him talk to his camel as he rode out across the
dunes, his voice would cut through the still night desert
air and heand'd say (imitate arabic speech and finish with andquot;sold! american)
which is arabic for, andquot;stop, clyde!andquot; and clydeand'd say, (imitate camel
sound), which is camel for, andquot;what the heck did he say anyway?andquot;
Well, he brought that camel to a screechinand' halt (verbal screeching sound)
in the rear of fatimaand's tent
jumped off clyde, snuck around the corner
and into the tent he went.
there he saw fatima layinand' on a zebra skin rug
with
[spoken in falsetto and possibly with female backups] andquot;rings on her fingers and
bells on her toes and a bone in her nose ho, ho.andquot;
[spoken] there she was, friends, lyinand' there in all her radiant
beauty, eating on a raisin, grape, apricot, pomegranate,
bowl of chittlinand's, two bananas, three hershey bars,
sipping on a rc co-cola listeninand' to her transistor,
watchinand' the grand ole opry on the tube, readinand' a mad
magazine while she sung, andquot;does your chewing gum lose
itand's flavor?andquot; yeah, ahab walked up to her and he say,
(imitate arabic speech), which is arabic for andquot;letand's twist
again like we did last summer, baby.!!andquot; ha, ha, ha!!
you know what i mean! whew! she looked up at him from off the rug,
give him one of the sly looks,
She said (suggestive giggles, then outright laughter) andquot;crazy, crazy, crazy baby!andquot;
(and'round and around and around and around, and around and around and around)
Yeah, and thatand's the story and'bout ahab the arab
the sheik of the burninand' sand
ahab the arab, the swinginand' sheik of the burninand' sand
