Walk Like An Egyptian

WALK LIKE AN EGYPTIAN
By Liam Sternberg
Key:C

(verse 1)
All the old paint-ings on the tomb
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They do the sand dance don't you know 
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If they move too quick (oh whey oh) 
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They're fall-ing down like a dom-i-no 
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(verse 2)
All the ba-zaar men by the Nile 
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They got the mon-ey on a bet 
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Gold croc-o-diles (oh whey oh) 
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They snap their teeth on your cig-a-rette 
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For-eign types with the hook-ah pipes say 
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Ay oh whey oh, ay   oh whey oh 
-6-5*  7   -5* -6-5* 5  -5* -6
Walk like an E-gyp-tian 
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instrumental
11 10 10 -9 11 10 -9 -10 10 9
9 -7* -7* 9
11 10 10 -9 11 10 -9 -10 10 9
9 -7* -7* 9

(verse 3)
The blonde wait-ress-es take their trays
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They spin a-round and they cross the floor 
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They've got the moves (oh whey oh) 
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You drop your drink then they bring you more 
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(verse 4)
All the school kids so sick of books 
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They like the punk and the met-al band 
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When the buz-zer rings (oh whey oh) 
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They're walk-ing like an E-gyp-ti-an 
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All the kids in the mar-ket-place say 
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Ay oh whey oh, ay   oh whey oh 
-6-5*  7   -5* -6-5* 5  -5* -6
Walk like an Egyptian 
5     5   3 -3* 5   3 

Instrumental
11 10 10 -9 11 10 -9 -10 10 9
9 -7* -7* 9
11 10 10 -9 11 10 -9 -10 10 9
9 -7* -7* 9
7 7 -7 -7* -7* -7* 7 7 -7 -7*
7 7 -7 -7* -7* -7
(verse 5)
Slide your feet up the street,
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bend your back 
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Shift your arm then you pull it back 
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Life is hard you know (oh whey oh) 
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So strike a pose on a Cad-il-lac 
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(verse 6)
If you want to find all the cops 
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They're hang-ing out in the do-nut shop 
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They sing and dance (oh whey oh) 
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They spin the club, 
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cruise down the block
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(verse 7)
All the Jap-an-ese with their yen 
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The par-ty boys call the Krem-el-in 
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And the Chin-ese know (oh whey oh) 
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They walk the line like E-gyp-ti-ans 
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All the cops in the do-nut shop say 
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Ay oh whey oh, ay   oh whey oh 
-6-5*  7   -5* -6-5* 5  -5* -6
Walk like an E-gyp-tian 
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Walk like an E-gyp-tian
5     5   3 -3* 5   3 

instrumental
11 10 10 -9 11 10 -9 -10 10 9
9 -7* -7* 9
11 10 10 -9 11 10 -9 -10 10 9
9 -7* -7* 9
7 7 -7 -7* -7* -7* 7 7 -7 -7*
7 7 -7 -7* -7* -7

The Bangles;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MimmTdn9314