SHEIK OF ARABY, THE

THE SHEIK OF ARABY
(Harry Bache Smith / Ted Snyder / Francis Wheeler)

Spike Jones & his City Slickers - 1942
(vocal: Del Porter / King Jackson / Carl Grayson)

Also recorded by: Louis Armstrong; Mildred Bailey; Chris Barber; 
The Beatles; Sidney Bechet; Earl Bostic; Ruby Braff; Charlie Byrd;
Benny Carter; Charlie Christian; King Cole Trio; Ken Colyer;
Harry Connick Sr.; Buddy DeFranco; Diz Disley; Fats Domino;
Tommy Dorsey; Duke Ellington; The Everly Brothers; Alice Faye; 
Erroll Garner; Benny Goodman; Betty Grable; Benny Green; 
Lionel Hampton; Coleman Hawkins; Ted Heath; Woody Herman; 
Earl Hines; Pee Wee Hunt; Harry James; Johnny & the Hurricanes; 
Bert Kaempfert; Gene Krupa; Billy Kyle; Billy May; 
Felix Mendelssohn & the Hawaiian Serenaders; The Silver Beatles;
Red Nicholls & his Five Pennies; The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band; 
Kid Ory; Oscar Peterson; Louis Prima; Django Reinhardt; 
Jimmie Roselli; The RAF Squadronaires; George Shearing; 
Monty Sunshine; Ralph Sutton; Art Tatum; Jack Teagarden; 
Bobby Vinton; Fats Waller; Teddy Wilson; Lester Young;
..... and many more.



Well I'm the sheik of Araby
Your love belongs to me
Well at night when you're asleep
Into your tent I'll creep
The stars that shine above
Will light our way to love
You'll rule this world with me
I'm the sheik of Araby

Well I'm the sheik of Araby
Your love belongs to me
Well at night when you're asleep
Into your tent I'll creep
The stars that shine above
Will light our way to love
You'll rule this world with me
I'm the sheik of Araby

Well I'm the sheik of Araby
Well I'm the sheik of Araby, yeah


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SHEIK OF ARABY, THE (parody)



Del Porter King Jackson & Carl Grayson
with Spike Jones & his City Slickers 
recorded 1942



I'm the Sheik of Araby,
Your love belongs to me.
At night, when you're asleep,
Into your tent I'll creep.

And the stars that shine above
Will light our way to love.
Youll rule this world with me,
The Sheik of Araby.

Oh I'm the Sheik of Araby,
And all the women worship me,
You should see them follow me around!
Not bad!
Even wives of all the other sheiks
Effect to kiss my rosy cheeks,
And that ain't bad, in fact it's good I've found,
I'm a cad!

When I'm laying down to sleep,
I'm counting girls instead of sheep!
From my harem I can't scare 'em out,
Why should I?
They're beauties of all races,
And some have pretty faces!
I'm the sheik who knows what love is all about!



(Transcribed by Peter Akers - November 2012)