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The Bangles - Walk Like An Egyptian Lyrics



The Bangles - Walk Like An Egyptian Lyrics
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All the old paintings on the tombs
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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 falling down like a domino
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All the bazaar men by the Nile
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They got the money on a bet
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Gold crocodiles (oh whey oh)
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They snap their teeth on your cigarette
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Foreign types with the hookah pipes say
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(Whey oh whey oh, ay oh whey oh)
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Walk like an Egyptian
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The blonde waitresses take their trays
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They spin around 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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All the school kids so sick of books
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They like the punk and the metal band
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When the buzzer rings (oh whey oh)
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They're walking like an Egyptian
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All the kids in the marketplace say
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(Whey oh whey oh, ay oh whey oh)
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Walk like an Egyptian
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Slide your feet up the street, 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 Cadillac
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If you wanna find all the cops
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They're hanging out in the donut shop
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They sing and dance (oh whey oh)
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They spin the clubs, cruise down the block
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All the Japanese with their yen
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The party boys call the Kremlin
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And the Chinese know (oh whey oh)
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They walk the line like Egyptian
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All the cops in the donut shop say
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(Whey oh whey oh, ay oh whey oh)
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Walk like an Egyptian
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Walk like an Egyptian
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All the old paintings on the tombs
+
They do the sand dance don't you know?
+
If they move too quick (oh whey oh)
+
They're falling down like a domino
+
All the bazaar men by the Nile
+
They got the money on a bet
+
Gold crocodiles (oh whey oh)
+
They snap their teeth on your cigarette
+
Foreign types with the hookah pipes say
+
(Whey oh whey oh, ay oh whey oh)
+
Walk like an Egyptian
+
The blonde waitresses take their trays
+
They spin around and they cross the floor
+
They've got the moves (oh whey oh)
+
You drop your drink, then they bring you more
+
All the school kids so sick of books
+
They like the punk and the metal band
+
When the buzzer rings (oh whey oh)
+
They're walking like an Egyptian
+
All the kids in the marketplace say
+
(Whey oh whey oh, ay oh whey oh)
+
Walk like an Egyptian
+
Slide your feet up the street, bend your back
+
Shift your arm then you pull it back
+
Life is hard you know (oh whey oh)
+
So strike a pose on a Cadillac
+
If you wanna find all the cops
+
They're hanging out in the donut shop
+
They sing and dance (oh whey oh)
+
They spin the clubs, cruise down the block
+
All the Japanese with their yen
+
The party boys call the Kremlin
+
And the Chinese know (oh whey oh)
+
They walk the line like Egyptian
+
All the cops in the donut shop say
+
(Whey oh whey oh, ay oh whey oh)
+
Walk like an Egyptian
+
Walk like an Egyptian
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Writer: Liam Hillard Sternberg
Copyright: Lyrics © Peermusic Publishing





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"Walk Like an Egyptian" is a song by the American band the Bangles. It was released in September 1986 as the third single from the band's second studio album, Different Light (1986).

Liam Sternberg said he was inspired to create the song while on a ferry crossing the English Channel. When the vessel hit choppy water, passengers stepped carefully and moved their arms awkwardly while struggling to maintain their balance, and that reminded Sternberg of the depiction of human figures in ancient Egyptian tomb paintings.

He wrote the words "Walk like an Egyptian" in a notebook. Later, Sternberg looked back in the notebook and, composing the melody with a guitar, he put together an up-tempo song with lyrics about Egyptian hieroglyphs, the Nile River, crocodiles, desert sand, bazaars and hookah pipes and then segued into modern scenes of blonde waitresses, school children and police officers.

It was the band's first number-one single, being certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and was ranked Billboard's number-one song of 1987.
Performed by: The Bangles
From Album: Different Light
Genre(s): Pop rock, new wave, novelty, One Hit Wonder
Language: English
Length: 3:23
Written by: Liam Hillard Sternberg
Produced by: David Kahne
Released: September 1st, 1986
Year: 1986
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