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Let me tell you about Ahab the ArabThe sheik of the burning sandHe had emeralds and rubies just drippin' off 'a himAnd a ring on every finger of his handHe wore a big ol' turban wrapped around his headAnd a scimitar by his sideAnd, every evenin', about midnightHe'd jump on his camel named Clyde, and ride[Spoken] Silently through the night to the sultan's tent where heWould secretly meet up with Fatima of the Seven Veils,Swingingest grade "A" number one US choice dancer inThe sultan's whole harem, 'cause, heh, him and her hadA thing goin', you know, and they'd been carryin' onFor some time now behind the sultan's back and youCould hear him talk to his camel as he rode out across theDunes, his voice would cut through the still night desertAir and he'd say (imitate Arabic speech and finish with "Sold! American)Which is Arabic for, "Stop, Clyde!" and Clyde'd say, (imitate camel sound), Which is camel for, "What the heck did he say anyway?"Well, he brought that camel to a screechin' halt (verbal screeching sound)Letras de cancionesIn the rear of Fatima's tentJumped off Clyde, snuck around the cornerAnd into the tent he went.There he saw Fatima layin' on a zebra skin rug with...[Spoken in falsetto and possibly with female backups] "Rings on her fingers andBells on her toes and a bone in her nose ho, ho."[Spoken] There she was, friends, lyin' there in all her radiantBeauty, eating on a raisin, grape, apricot, pomegranate,Bowl of chittlin's, two bananas, three Hershey bars,Sipping on a RC co-cola listenin' to her transistor,Watchin' the Grand Ole Opry on the tube, readin' a MadMagazine while she sung, "Does your chewing gum loseIt's flavor?" Yeah, Ahab walked up to her and he say,(imitate Arabic speech), which is Arabic for "Let's twistAgain 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 the sly looks,She said (suggestive giggles, then outright laughter) "Crazy, crazy, crazy baby!"('round and around and around and around, and around and around and around)Yeah, and that's the story 'bout Ahab the ArabThe sheik of the burnin' sandAhab the Arab, the swingin' sheik of the burnin' sand From Letras Mania