We love a place by the nile,
That is just great don't you know?
There is a spinx
oh way oh
And pyramids in a row.
The Paintings on the tombs,
They tell a tale of long ago.
Of young King Tut
Oh way oh!
And Cleopatra what a show.
Round and Round
High above the ground
Say a-oh, way-oh, a-oh-way-oh.
Walk like an Egyptian.
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They dig a hole in the sand,
To find gems just for fun.
They belly dance,
Oh way oh!
Like an egyptian.
The palme trees sway in the sun,
While the desert breezes blow.
Beside the dunes,
oh way oh!
The camels walking to and fro.
Going to town sitting upside down.
Say a-oh, way-oh, way-oh-a-oh.
Walk like an egyptian.
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They charm the snakes and we hear,
That they eat fire 'til they pop.
There's a bazaar,
Oh way oh!
Where we can shop 'til we drop.
Hula-hoop and swoop the swoop.
Say a-oh, way-oh, a-oh-way-oh.
Walk like an egyptian.
Walk like an egyptian.
Walk like an egyptian.Gala hangs from the window frame
dressed in black and white
Her face is colourless
in the moonlight
She turns around and her lips move
but the words just drop away
She leans on the back of a chair
and her arms begin to sway
She and I can hear voices
talking in the room next door
Saying things we used to say
that we can't believe in any more
We've seen too many castles crumble
made too many innocent mistakes
Who could have known that one house
could hold so much heartbreak?
And then the clockbell rings
the wind blows in -
Gala makes for the door.
Her eyes blaze
and her hands are shaking
She opens her mouth and ROARS!
Gala doesn't want, Gala doesn't need
She claws at her face
with her nails till it bleeds
She runs down the stairs
in her poor bare-feet
She's too woman to cry or go down on her knees
then her mother is there
And her voice is soft
she pulls Gala close
She soothes Gala's cuts
and gently chides
And Gala knows...
That Gala shouldn't worry
she needn't be afraid
Because there are sailors on the sea tonight
in ships that God made
Look! They cast out the line
with a "heave two-three-four"
And they sing as they pull
our lost souls aboard