Bangles, Walk Like An Egyptian (1986)
Key: :[B] (w: Liam Sternberg)
VERSE 1:
[B] All the old paintings on the tombs, they do the sand dance don't you know
If they move too quick, ohh whey ohh, they're falling down like a domino
VERSE 2:
[B] All the bazaar men by the Nile, they got the money on a bet
Gold crocodiles, ohh whey ohh, they snap their teeth on your cigarette
CHORUS 1:
[E] Foreign types with the hookah pipes say
Ay oh whey oh, ay oh whey oh,
[B] walk like an Egyptian
VERSE 3:
[B] The blonde waitresses take their trays, they spin around and they cross the floor
They've got the moves, ohh whey ohh, you drop your drink then they bring you more
VERSE 4:
[B] All the school kids so sick of books, they like the punk and the metal band
When the buzzer rings, ohh whey ohh, they're walking like an Egyptian
CHORUS 2:
[E] All the kids in the marketplace say
Ay oh whey oh, ay oh whey oh,
[B] walk like an Egyptian
INSTRUMENTAL:
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VERSE 5: [whistling solo]
VERSE 6:
[B] Slide your feet up the street bend your back, shift your arm then you pull it back
Life is hard you know, ohh whey ohh, so strike a pose on a Cadillac
VERSE 7:
[B] If you want to find all the cops, they're hanging out in the donut shop
They sing and dance, ohh whey ohh, spin the clubs cruise down the block
VERSE 8:
[B] All the Japanese with their yen, the party boys call the Kremlin
And the Chinese know, ohh whey ohh, whey walk the line like Egyptian
CHORUS 3:
[E] All the cops in the doughnut shop say
Ay oh whey oh, ay oh whey oh,
[B] walk like an Egyptian
[B] Walk like an Egyptian