Take me back to old Cairo

Take Me Back to Old Cairo Words and Music Anthony Lee 1989 Take me back to old Cairo Money hi and moral low take me back to old Cairo That's where I long to be Pluck an olive from the tree plop it in my martini so seductive with her fig let me tell you what she did Belly dancing by the Nile Taken by a crocodile So upset Akhenaten Let me tell you what he done Chorus The Mastaba Ptah-Hotep Resting on the River Nile the Palace Of Queen Nefertiti Guarded by her Crocodile I Yi Yi Yi Yi Yi Dancing on the golden sand Pharaohs walking hand in hand Chewing dates from dawn till dusk Pick their teeth with ivory tusk Deep inside the Pharaohs tomb Mummies wrap dance not much room Tutankhamen dance some more Always gets the highest score Mid 8 I sphinx I love you I sphinx I love you I sphinx I love you I sphinx I ho hum Oh Ptah-Hotep In the pot a perfect brew Camel hair and monkey doo throw an eyeball in there too now we have our Sunday Stew In the land of mighty Kings Harem girls do naughty things move their bodies to and fro take me back to old Cairo Chorus The Mastaba Ptah-Hotep Resting by the River Nile the Palace Of Queen Nefertiti Guarded by her Crocodile I Yi Yi Yi Yi Yi (Solo) Take me back to old Cairo Money hi and moral low take me back to old Cairo That's where I long to be solo out (Solo) Take me back to old Cairo Money hi and moral low take me back to old Cairo That's where I long to be