Now the king told the boogie men
You have to let that raga drop
The oil down the desert way
Has been shaking to the topThe sheik he drove his Cadillac
He went a-cruising down the ville
The muezzin was a-standing
On the radiator grilleSharif don't like it
Rocking the Casbah
Rock the Casbah
Sharif don't like it
Rocking the Casbah
Rock the CasbahBy order of the prophet
We ban that boogie sound
Degenerate the faithful
With that crazy Casbah soundBut the Bedouin they brought out
The electric kettle drum
The local guitar picker
Got his guitar picking thumbAs soon as the sheriff
Had cleared the square
They began to wailSharif don't like it
Rocking the Casbah
Rock the Casbah
Sharif don't like it
Rocking the Casbah
Rock the CasbahNow over at the temple
Oh, they really pack 'em in
The in crowd say it's cool
To dig this chanting thingBut as the wind changed direction
The temple band took five
The crowd caught a whiff
Of that crazy Casbah jiveSharif don't like it
Rocking the Casbah
Rock the Casbah
Sharif don't like it
Rocking the Casbah
Rock the CasbahThe king called up his jet fighters
He said, "You better earn your pay
Drop your bombs between the minarets
Down the Casbah way"As soon as Sharif was
Chauffeured outta there
The jet pilots tuned to
The cockpit radio blareAs soon as Sharif was
Outta their hair
The jet pilots wailedSharif don't like it
Rocking the Casbah
Rock the Casbah
Sharif don't like it
Rocking the Casbah
Rock the CasbahSharif don't like it
Rock the Casbah
(He thinks it's not kosher)
Rock the CasbahSharif don't like it
Rock the Casbah
(Fundamentally he can't take it)
Rock the CasbahSharif don't like it
Rock the Casbah
(You know he really hates it)
Rock the Casbah
Songwriters
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