Ray Stevens - Ahab the Arab lyrics

Let me tell you 'bout Ahab The Arab
The Sheik of the burning sand
He had emeralds and rubies just
Dripping off 'a him
And a ring on every finger of his hands

He wore a big ol' turban
Wrapped around his head
And a scimitar by his side
And every evening about midnight
He'd jump on his camel named Clydeand ride

Spoken silently through the night to the
Sultan's tent where he
Would secretly meet up with Fatima of the
Seven Veils
Swingingest grade "A" number one US choice
Dancer in the Sultan's whole
Harem, 'cause, heh, him and
Her had a thing going you know
And they'd been carrying on for some
Time now behind the Sultan's
Back and you could hear him talk to his
Camel as he rode out across the dunes
His voice would cut through the still
Night desert air and he'd say
(imitate Arabian speech) which is
Arabic for, "stop, clyde!" and Clyde
Would say
(imitate camel voice) which is camel for
"What the heck did he say anyway?" well

He brought that camel to a screeching halt
At the rear of Fatima's tent jumped off Clyde
Snuck around the corner and into
The tent he went
There he saw Fatima laying on
A Zebra skin rug
Wearing rings on her fingers and
Bells on her toes
And a bone in her nose ho, ho spoken

There she was friends lying there in all
Her radiant beauty eating on a
Raisin, grape, apricot, pomegranate
Bowl of chitterlings
Two bananas, three Hershey bars
Sipping on a "R C" Co-Cola
Listening to her transistor
Watching the Grand
Ole Opry on the tube reading the
Mad magazine while she sung
"Does your chewing gum lose
It's flavor?" and Ahab
Walked up to her and he said
(imitate Arabian speech) which is arabic for
"Let's twist again like we did last summer
Baby" (laughter) You know what I mean!
Whew! She looked up at him from off the
Rug, give him one of the sly looks, she said
(coy, girlish laugh) "Crazy baby"
'Round and around and around and aroundetc

And that's the story 'bout Ahab the Arab
The Sheik of the Burnin' sand ahab the Arab
The swinging Sheik of the burnin' sand