INTRO: Am F (3x) CN/C CLet me tell you 'bout Ahab, the ArabF CThe sheik of the burnin sandCHe had emeralds and rubies just drippon offa himF GAnd a ring on every finger of his handCHe wore a big ol' turban, wrapped around his headF Am CAnd a scimitar by his side, andN/CEvery evenin, about midnight, he'd jump on his camel named ClydeAnd ride(Spoken)Am (alternate between Am and F on the chant)Silently through the night to the sulten's tent where he would secretly meet upwith Fatima of the Seven Veils, swingingest grade "A" number one US choice dancerin the Sultan's whole harem, 'cause, hehe, him and her had a thing goin on, you know,and they'd been secretly carryin' on for some time now behind the Sultan's backAnd you could hear him talk to his camle as he rode out across the dunes, hsi voicewould cut through the still night desert air and he'd say:Oyyyya bibibia bibibia bibia bibia aaaaaaaaa oohhh aaaaa ooooh ayaaaa ayaaaaaayyaaa aaa oooh aaayaaa twennya myesh mya ayyyiii aayyyyya ooohhh aaiiiiSold! American!Which is Arabic for "Stop, Clyde!" And Clyde'd say:Bleeeaah bleeeaah! Which is camel for "What the heck did he say anyway"CWell he brought that camel to a screeching haltF C(eeeeeerrrrrh!) in the rear of Fatima's tentJumped off Clyde, snuck around the cornerF GAnd into the tent he wentC F Am CThere he saw Fatima, layin on a zebra skin rug, withN/C(Rings on her fingers and bells on her toes and a bone in her nose ho ho)(Spoken)Am (alternate between Am and F on the chant)(laugh) There she was friends, lyin there in all her radiant beauty, eatin on araisen, grape, apricot, pomegranate, bowl of chittlin's, two bananas, three Hersheybars, sippin on a RC cola listenin to her transistor, watchin the Grand Ol' Opry onthe tube, readin a Mad Magazine while she sung "Does Your Chewin Gum Lose Its Flavor"Yeah, Ahab walked right up to her and he say:Oyya bibibia bibibia ayyyya ayyyyyyyaaaaa (about four or five times) ehhhhhhehhhhaaaa ehhhhaaaaWhich is Arabic for "Let's twist again like we did last summer baby"Ha ha ha! You know what I mean Whew! She looked up at him from off the rug,give him one of them sly looks, she said:ooooh, hehuuuu, hehuuhuuhuuuhuu, hihuuhuuhuuhuu, haahaahuuhahuuhahahuuhuuhuuOooh, ooooh, Crazy, crazy cracy baby!C('Round and around and around and around and around and around and around)CYeah, that's the story 'bout Ahab, the ArabF CThe sheik of the burnin sandAm C Am C F-Am-CAhab, the Arab, the sheik of the burnin sand
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