EmGCG
Shrieks of sheiks as they run across the movie screen
EmGCGA thousand sand dune soldiers led by an Arabian queen
EmGCG
And the harem girls move like fancy dancers in my dirty dream
CGCG
And I wake up on the floor holding a bed lamp
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EmGCG
Mama, she comes in and screams, "woo! You been out with that tramp again last night
EmGCG
That silver sequined ivory black bitch, you know, the one that Mama don't like"
EmGCG
You see, but, Mama, she sings me moon time melodies with this great Top 40 hook
EmGCG
But Mama don't care, Papa he just stares and says,
EmGCGCG
"Mary, look the girl's alright, yeah, look the girl's alright"
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EmCGCGCG
And there's a tenseness in the air, don't you know, can't you feel
EmCGCGC
There's something hanging there, pull back the mist and reveal it
EmCGCG
Even if you fear what you hear, try to conceal it
EmCGCCG
And if what Mama feels is too real, she just claims she don't feel it
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CGCGC
So come out from behind your bunkers, the liftoff's been a bust
CGCGC
Papa's gone and Mama's dead and buried in my rocket dust'
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You're alone now for the first time, but that's all right
EmCG
Because all fear will completely disappear come the Arabian night
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EmCGCGCG
The soundman smiles and turns the dials to set the meter reading rising
EmCGCGCG
He pulls the singer's voice from out of his pocket to see how the audience likes it
EmCGCGCG
And in the very first row sits sweet Jenny Rue with a bell on her shoe, she wants him to mic it
EmCGCGCG
He flicks a switch but Jenny moves too fast and the audience sways to the sound of her shotgun blast
EmCGCGCG
The manager runs out, "Check the band's arms for bullet holes and make that man roll up his sleeves"
EmCGCGCG
The drummer shoots himself with cyanide then asked to be relieved
EmCGCGCG
And me, I say, "It's crazy in here, where is the stage door?
EmCGC
Which way is out? I gotta get up for work"
EmCGCG
The man says, "Well, once, once you're in they all lead out, what's the matter, ain't you heard?
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CGCGC
There's a war going on outside and I'm paying you to sing like a bird
CGCGCD
So get in and get tough or get up and get out 'cause things aren't too tight"
Em
I said, "Don't worry, everything's gonna loosen up come the Arabian Night"
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.