Abdul
(Appears on Paradiso 24-09-1977)
Paradiso 24-09-1977 version - Chords
Em well here we are in Ancient Egypt now there's the ancient Sphinx the valley of the Kings and there's 10,000 cobras just waiting to bite you in the pants and here we are in ancient Egpyt now Em Am Em Bm ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya Bm Am Bm Em ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya Em Am Em Bm ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya Bm Am Bm Em ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya Em well here we are in Ancient Egypt now there's the Amenhotep IV there's Amenhotep II and there goes Cleopatra you know she's making eyes at you and here we are in ancient Egypt now Em Am Em Bm ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya Bm Am Bm Em ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya Em Am Em Bm ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya Bm Am Bm Em ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya Em hi girls my name is Abdul well I'm one of them uh chariot drivers for the Pharoah you know what I mean? well I got one of them chariots and equiped with an Egyptian stereo and its got Egyptian carpeting and all now when you girls there are through working in all those rushes and reeds and stuff why don't you take a ride with old Abdul? You know we could go up the Nile, I get off work at 6 o'clock You know what I mean? Well we could have a great time you know what I mean? You see what I'm driving at? You know what I'm sayin? Bm Am Em (get lost Abdul) Em Get lost? What do you mean get lost? What are you talking about? no no no Bm Am Em (we think that you're a big jerk) Em What do you mean? You can't call Abdul a jerk you know Em here we are in Ancient Egypt now there's Amenhotep III there's Amenhotep II and there old Cleopatra you know she's making eyes at you and here we are in ancient Egypt now Em Am Em Bm ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya Bm Am Bm Em ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya Em Am Em Bm ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya Bm Am Bm Em ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya
Paradiso 24-09-1977 version - Chordpro
[Em] well here we are in Ancient Egypt now
there's the ancient Sphinx
the valley of the Kings
and there's 10,000 cobras
just waiting to bite you in the pants
and here we are in ancient Egpyt now
[Em] ya ya [[Am] ya ya ya [Em] ya ya ya [Bm] ya
[Bm] ya ya [Am] ya ya ya [Bm] ya ya ya [Em] ya
[Em] ya ya [[Am] ya ya ya [Em] ya ya ya [Bm] ya
[Bm] ya ya [Am] ya ya ya [Bm] ya ya ya [Em] ya
[Em] well here we are in Ancient Egypt now
there's the Amenhotep IV
there's Amenhotep II
and there goes Cleopatra
you know she's making eyes at you
and here we are in ancient Egypt now
[Em] ya ya [[Am] ya ya ya [Em] ya ya ya [Bm] ya
[Bm] ya ya [Am] ya ya ya [Bm] ya ya ya [Em] ya
[Em] ya ya [[Am] ya ya ya [Em] ya ya ya [Bm] ya
[Bm] ya ya [Am] ya ya ya [Bm] ya ya ya [Em] ya
[Em] hi girls
my name is Abdul
well I'm one of them uh chariot drivers for the Pharoah
you know what I mean?
well I got one of them chariots
and equiped with an Egyptian stereo
and its got Egyptian carpeting and all
now when you girls there are through working in all those rushes and reeds and stuff
why don't you take a ride with old Abdul?
You know we could go up the Nile, I get off work at 6 o'clock
You know what I mean?
Well we could have a great time you know what I mean?
You see what I'm driving at? You know what I'm sayin?
[Bm] (get lost [Am] Ab[Em]dul)
Get lost? What do you mean get lost?
What are you talking about?
no no no
[Bm] (we think that you're a [Am] big [Em] jerk)
What do you mean?
You can't call Abdul a jerk you know
[Em] here we are in Ancient Egypt now
there's Amenhotep III
there's Amenhotep II
and there old Cleopatra
you know she's making eyes at you
and here we are in ancient Egypt now
[Em] ya ya [[Am] ya ya ya [Em] ya ya ya [Bm] ya
[Bm] ya ya [Am] ya ya ya [Bm] ya ya ya [Em] ya
[Em] ya ya [[Am] ya ya ya [Em] ya ya ya [Bm] ya
[Bm] ya ya [Am] ya ya ya [Bm] ya ya ya [Em] ya
Paradiso 24-09-1977 version - Lyrics
well here we are in Ancient Egypt now
there's the ancient Sphinx
the valley of the Kings
and there's 10,000 cobras
just waiting to bite you in the pants
and here we are in ancient Egpyt now
ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya
ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya
ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya
ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya
well here we are in Ancient Egypt now
there's the Amenhotep IV
there's Amenhotep II
and there goes Cleopatra
you know she's making eyes at you
and here we are in ancient Egypt now
ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya
ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya
ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya
ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya
hi girls
my name is Abdul
well I'm one of them uh chariot drivers for the Pharoah
you know what I mean?
well I got one of them chariots
and equiped with an Egyptian stereo
and its got Egyptian carpeting and all
now when you girls there are through working in all those rushes and reeds and stuff
why don't you take a ride with old Abdul?
You know we could go up the Nile, I get off work at 6 o'clock
You know what I mean?
Well we could have a great time you know what I mean?
You see what I'm driving at? You know what I'm sayin?
(get lost Abdul)
Get lost? What do you mean get lost?
What are you talking about?
no no no
(we think that you're a big jerk)
What do you mean?
You can't call Abdul a jerk you know
here we are in Ancient Egypt now
there's Amenhotep III
there's Amenhotep II
and there old Cleopatra
you know she's making eyes at you
and here we are in ancient Egypt now
ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya
ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya
ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya
ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya