Ahab, The Arab

Album: 1,837 Seconds of Humor (1962)
Charted: 5
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  • Let me tell you about Ahab the Arab
    The sheik of the burning sand
    He had emeralds and rubies just drippin' off 'a him
    And a ring on every finger of his hand

    He wore a big ol' turban wrapped around his head
    And a scimitar by his side
    And, every evenin', about midnight
    He'd jump on his camel named Clyde, and ride

    [Spoken]
    Silently through the night to the sultan's tent where he
    Would secretly meet up with Fatima of the Seven Veils,
    Swingingest grade "A" number one US choice dancer in
    The sultan's whole harem, 'cause, heh, him and her had

    A thing goin', you know, and they'd been carryin' on
    For some time now behind the sultan's back and you
    Could hear him talk to his camel as he rode out across the
    Dunes, his voice would cut through the still night desert

    Air and he'd say (imitate Arabic speech and finish with "Sold! American)
    Which is Arabic for, "Stop, Clyde!" and Clyde'd say, (imitate camel sound),
    Which is camel for, "What the heck did he say anyway?"
    Well, he brought that camel to a screechin' halt (verbal screeching sound)

    In the rear of Fatima's tent
    Jumped off Clyde, snuck around the corner
    And into the tent he went.
    There he saw Fatima layin' on a zebra skin rug with...

    [Spoken in falsetto and possibly with female backups]
    "Rings on her fingers and
    Bells on her toes and a bone in her nose ho, ho."

    [Spoken]
    There she was, friends, lyin' there in all her radiant
    Beauty, eating on a raisin, grape, apricot, pomegranate,
    Bowl of chittlin's, two bananas, three Hershey bars,
    Sipping on a RC co-cola listenin' to her transistor,

    Watchin' the Grand Ole Opry on the tube, readin' a Mad
    Magazine while she sung, "Does your chewing gum lose
    It's flavor?" Yeah, Ahab walked up to her and he say,
    (imitate Arabic speech), which is Arabic for "Let's twist

    Again like we did last summer, baby.!!" Ha, ha, ha!!
    You know what I mean! Whew! She looked up at him from off the rug,
    Give him one of the sly looks,
    She said (suggestive giggles, then outright laughter) "Crazy, crazy, crazy baby!"

    ('round and around and around and around, and around and around and around)
    Yeah, and that's the story 'bout Ahab the Arab
    The sheik of the burnin' sand
    Ahab the Arab, the swingin' sheik of the burnin' sand Writer/s: RAY STEVENS
    Publisher: CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC
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Comments: 2

  • Jennifur Sun from RamonaOh so want to meet this man. He always makes me laugh. in fact every time I see the Tiny Toon's cartoon about (Istanbul) Constintanoble I call that camel Clyde.
  • Barry from Sauquoit, NyPer: http://www.oldiesmusic.com/news.htm {01-11-2018}...
    Ray Stevens opened his 'CabaRay Showroom' in Nashville on Wednesday, January 10th, 2018, as it was declared 'Ray Stevens Day' in the city by the Mayor...
    Exactly forty-seven years earlier on January 10th, 1971 Ray Stevens' "Briget the Midget (Queen of the Blues)" was at #54 on Billboard's Top 100 chart, two weeks later it would peak at #50 {for 2 weeks} and it spent ten weeks on the Top 100...
    And on March 28th, 1971 it peaked at #2 {for 3 weeks} on the United Kingdom's Singles chart, for the 3 weeks it was at #2, the #1 record for those 3 weeks was "Hot Love" by T. Rex...
    Between 1961 and 1979 he had twenty-seven records on the Top 100 chart, four* made the Top 10 with two reaching #1, "Everything Is Beautiful" for 2 weeks in 1970 and "The Streak" for 3 weeks in 1974...
    Mr. Stevens, born Harold Ray Ragsdale, will celebrate his 79th birthday in two weeks on January 24th {2018}...
    * Besides his two #1 records, his other two Top 10 records were "Ahab the Arab" {#5 in 1962} and "Gitarzan" {#8 in 1969}.
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