Rock The Casbah
Now the King told the boogie menYou have to let that raga dropThe oil down the desert wayHas been shakin' to the topThe Sheik he drove his CadillacHe went a cruisin' down the villeThe Muezzin was a standingOn the radiator grille
The Sharif don't like itRockin' the CasbahRockin' the CasbahThe Sharif don't like itRockin' the CasbahRockin' the Casbah
By order of the ProphetWe ban that boogie soundDegenerate the faithfulWith that crazy Casbah soundBut the Bedouin they brought outThe electric camel drumThe local guitar pickerGot his guitar picking thumbAs soon as the Sharif had cleared the squareThey began to wail
The Sharif don't like itRockin' the CasbahRockin' the CasbahThe Sharif don't like itRockin' the CasbahRockin' the Casbah
Now over at the templeOh, they really pack 'em inThe in crowd say it's coolTo dig this chanting thingBut as the wind changed directionThen the temple band took fiveThe crowd caught a whiffOf that crazy Casbah jive
The Sharif don't like itRockin' the CasbahRockin' the CasbahThe Sharif don't like itRockin' the CasbahRockin' the Casbah
The King called up his jet fightersHe said you better earn your payDrop your bombs between the MinaretsDown the Casbah wayAs soon as the Sharif was chauffeured outta thereThe jet pilots tuned to the cockpit radio blareAs soon as the Sharif was outta their hairThe jet pilots wailed
The Sharif don't like itRockin' the CasbahRockin' the CasbahThe Sharif don't like itRockin' the CasbahRockin' the Casbah
The Sharif don't like itHe thinks it's not kosherRockin' the CasbahRockin' the CasbahThe Sharif don't like itFundamentally he can't take itRockin' the CasbahRockin' the CasbahThe Sharif don't like itYou know he really hates itRockin' the CasbahRockin' the CasbahThe Sharif don't like it