Capo 2
[A]All the old paintings on the tombs, they do the sand dance, Don't you know?
[A]If they move too quick oh eh oh they're falling down like a domino.
[A]All the bazaar men by the Nile, they got the money on a bet.
[A]Gold crocodiles they snap their teeth on your cigarette.
[D]Foreign types with their hookah pipes say: [A]Walk like an Egyptian
[A]The blond waitresses take their trays they spin around and they cross the floor;
[A]They've got the moves oh eh oh you drop your drink then they bring you more.
[A]All the school kids so sick of books, they like the punk and the metal band.
[A]When the buzzer rings, they're walking like an Egyptian
[D]All the kids in the marketplace say: [A]Walk like an Egyptian
[A]Slide your feet up the street bend your back shift your arm then you pull it back.
[A]Life's hard you know oh eh oh so strike a pose on a Cadillac.
[A]If you want to find all the cops they're hanging out in the donut shop.
[A]They sing and dance oh eh oh they spin the clubs cruise down the block.
[A]All the Japanese with their yen the party boys call the Kremlin
[A]And the Chinese know oh eh oh they walk the line like Egyptian.
[D]All the cops in the donut shop say: [A]Walk like an Egyptian. Walk like an Egyptian.