Somebody Rock the Casbah
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Now the king told the boogie men
The king gave instructions to those who create music in Africa

You have to let that raga drop
Stop playing music that isn't acceptable in the Muslim community

The oil down the desert way
The oil companies in the Middle East are successful

Has been shakin' to the top
Their success is causing disorder within the Middle East

The Sheik he drove his Cadillac
The wealthy are flaunting their success

He went a-cruisin' down the ville
They are driving through the city center

The muezzin was a-standing
The Muslim cleric is present

On the radiator grille
He is standing on the car's grille

Shareef don't like it
The Shareef doesn't approve of this behavior

Rock the Casbah, rock the Casbah
Play music that is not acceptable to the Muslim community

By order of the prophet
An important religious figure has banned this music

We ban that boogie sound
This type of music is forbidden

Degenerate the faithful
This type of music will corrupt the Muslim community

With that craazy Casbah sound
This music is creating chaos

But the Bedouin they brought out the electric camel drum
The Bedouin are using innovative solutions to play music

The local guitar picker got his guitar-picking thumb
The local is playing music on his guitar with skill

As soon as the Shareef had cleared the square
When the Muslim leader left the area

They began to wail
The musicians started to play their music again

Now, over at the temple
At a religious site

Oh, they really pack 'em in
The place is crowded

The in-crowd say it's cool
The young people think this is trendy

To dig this chanting thing
They enjoy the religious chants

But as the wind changed direction
As the situation changed

Then the temple band took five
The religious band stopped playing music

The crowd caught a wiff
The audience heard a rumor

Of that crazy Casbah jive
About a type of music that is causing disorder

The king called up his jet fighters
The king requested assistance from his air force

He said you better earn your pay
The pilots should do their job well

Drop your bombs between the minarets
Use bombs to attack a religious site

Down the Casbah way
In the area where the music is causing disorder

As soon as the Shareef was chauffeured outta there
As soon as the Muslim leader left the area

The jet pilots tuned to the cockpit radio blare
The pilots listened to their radio on the plane

As soon as the Shareef was outta their hair
When the Muslim leader was no longer in their area

The jet pilots wailed
The pilots were excited to do their job

Shareef don't like it, he thinks it's not kosher
The Muslim leader doesn't think this is acceptable

Shareef don't like it, fundementally can't take it
The Muslim leader cannot accept this behavior

Rock the Casbah, rock the Casbah
Play this music, despite it not being acceptable to the Muslim community

Shareef don't like it, you know he really hates it
The Muslim leader truly despises this behavior

Rock the Casbah, rock the Casbah
Play this music, despite the disapproval from the Muslim community