Rock the Casbah
The Clash Lyrics


Now the king told the boogie men
"You have to let that raga drop"
The oil down the desert way
Has been shaken to the top
The Sheik he drove his Cadillac
He went a-cruisin' down the ville
The Muezzin was a-standin'
On the radiator grille, ow

Shareef don't like it
Rockin' the Casbah, rock the Casbah
The Shareef don't like it
Rockin' the Casbah, rock the Casbah

By order of the prophet
We'll ban that boogie sound
Degenerate the faithful
With that crazy Casbah sound
But the Bedouin they brought out an electric camel drum
The local guitar picker got his guitar pickin' thumb
As soon as the Shareef had cleared the square
They began to wail

Shareef don't like it
Rockin' the Casbah, rock the Casbah
Shareef don't like it
Rockin' the Casbah, rock the Casbah

Now, over at the temple
Oh, they really pack 'em in
The in-crowd say it's cool
To dig this chanting thing
But as the wind changed direction
And the temple band took five
The crowd caught a whiff
Of that crazy Casbah jive

Shareef don't like it
Rockin' the Casbah, rock the Casbah
Shareef don't like it
Rockin' the Casbah, rock the Casbah

The king called up his jet fighters
He said, "You better earn your pay
Drop your bombs between the minarets
Down the Casbah way"
As soon as the Shareef was chauffeured outta there
The jet pilots tuned to the cockpit radio blare
Soon as the Shareef was outta their hair
The jet pilots wail

Shareef don't like it
Rockin' the Casbah, rock the Casbah
Shareef don't like it
Rockin' the Casbah, rock the Casbah

Shareef don't like it, he thinks it's not kosher
Rockin' the Casbah, rock the Casbah
Shareef don't like it, fundamentally can't take it
Rockin' the Casbah, Rock the Casbah

Shareef don't like it, you know he really hates it
Rockin' the Casbah, rock the Casbah
Shareef don't like it, really, really hates it

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Joe Strummer, Mick Jones, Topper Headon

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Comments from YouTube:

Silly K

It’s ridiculous how much a mood lifter this song is.

Michael Husar

Seriously! I was just in the mood to hear it and this song and video put a smile on my face real quick.

Nomadistar

Not really...oh, wait!

Robert Horry

Praise god

Red Skies

Hi I Recommend an indie rock song called 'looking into the mirror' by Robert Nix

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Erfan

As an Iranian this song and the story behind it (which is directly about "western music" getting kinda bannded after the 1979 Islamic revolution and in general about freedom of speech and though) has a cozy warm place in my heart. and with all the bullshit going on here these days and the corrupt religious authoritarian government , this song is making much more sense.
long live equ(al)ity freedom and peace.

p.s.(let's not mention this song getting mutilated in early 90's. we all know the truth)

Oscar O'sullivan

When your an American state that has outlawed Drag

Deborah Robertson

I pray that your country liberates itself from Islamic oppression. Persians deserve better.

carlos aparicio

Viva la libertad en toda su expresión, y mucha paz para el mundo, el mundo es mágico, un regalo de Dios.

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Carolyn Maynard

This song makes you want to get the party started. It is a classic and will never get old!

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