[Verse 1]
G
Down in old
Cairo, in 1972
G
Well a man, a
badly
dancer, took a
really hoochie coo
G
She knew how to
shake it,
such alley on
a blame
G
And when she
finished
shaking it,
she made
another take
C
Down in old
Cairo,
hey, that
good old
G
Rock'n'Roll
D
You oughta see
those
pyramid dance
they
E
Rock'n'Roll
C
all night
E E# E Bb
In old Cairo -
E D# D Bb
in old Cairo
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[Verse 2]
G
Rockin in an
arrow it's
around about
midnight
G
Well, I got a
kind of
hungry I said,
man, I need a bite
G
then it was
Cleopatra
pulling a
snake out her
breast
G
She whispered to me,
here's your bite
and
wrapped it round
my chest
C
Down in old Cairo,
hey, that good
G
old Rock'n'Roll
D
You oughta see
those
pyramid dance
they
E
Rock'n'Roll all
C
night
E E# E Bb
In old Cairo -
E D# D Bb
in old Cairo
[Solo]
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[Verse 3] G Well, riding on a camel a cross a desert sand G On my way to a gig with a guitar in my hand G When I reached the join that came on like a storm G They were rockin' and a-rollin' and a-boppin' and a-strollin' G