The Old Bazaar in Cairo (1968)
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1. Sand bags, wind bags, camels with a hump,
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fat
girls, thin girls, some a little plump,
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slave
girls sold here, fifty bob a lump,
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the Old Bazaar in Cairo.
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2. Brandy, shandy, beer without a froth,
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braces,
laces, a candle for the moth,
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bet
you'd look a dolly in an old loin cloth,
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the Old Bazaar in Cairo.
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You can buy most any any thing,
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thin
bulls, fat cows, a little bit of string,
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you
can purchase anything you wish,
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a
clock, a dish and something for your Auntie Nellie.
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3. Harem, scarem, what d'ya
think of that,
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bare
knees, striptease, dancing on the mat.
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Umpa!
Umpa! That's enough of that,
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the Old Bazaar in Cairo.
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4. Rice pud, very good, what's it all about,
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made
it in a kettle and they couldn't get it out,
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everybody
took a turn to suck it through the spout,
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the Old Bazaar in Cairo.
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5. Mamadan, Ramadan, everything in style,
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genuine,
beduine carpet with a pile,
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funny
little odds and ends floating down the Nile,
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the old bazaar in Cairo.
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You can buy most any any thing,
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sheeps eyes, sand pies, a watch without a spring,
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you can
buy a pomegranate too,
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a
water-bag, a little bit of hokey pokey.
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6. Yashmaks, pontefracts, what a strange
affair,
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dark
girls, fair girls, some with ginger hair,
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the
rest of it is funny but the censor cut is there,
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in
the Old Bazaar in Cairo.
(Clinton Ford & George Chisolm)