Walk Like An Egyptian Lyrics
The Bangles
Lyrics
All the old-paintings on the tomb
They do the sand dance, don't you know?
If they move too quick (oh-way-oh)
They're falling down like a domino
All the bazaar men by the Nile
They got the money on a bet
Gold crocodiles (oh-way-oh)
They snap their teeth on your cigarette
Foreign types with the hookah pipes say
"Way oh-way-oh, way oh-way-oh"
Walk like an Egyptian
The blonde waitresses take their trays
They spin around and they cross the floor
They've got the moves (oh-way-oh)
You drop your drink, then they bring you more
All the school kids so sick of books
They like the punk and the metal band
When the buzzer rings (oh-way-oh)
They're walking like an Egyptian
All the kids in the marketplace say
"Way-oh, way-oh, oh-way, oh-way-oh"
Walk like an Egyptian
Slide your feet up the street, bend your back
Shift your arm, then you pull it back
Life's hard, you know (oh-way-oh)
So strike a pose on a Cadillac
If you want to find all the cops
They're hanging out in the donut shop
They sing and dance (oh-way-oh)
They spin the clubs, cruise down the block
All the Japanese with their yen
The party boys call the Kremlin
And the Chinese know (oh-way-oh)
They walk the line like Egyptian
All the cops in the donut shop say
"Way-oh, way-oh, oh-way, oh-way-oh"
Walk like an Egyptian
Walk like an Egyptian
Song & Lyrics Facts
Walk Like an Egyptian is a song by American band The Bangles. It was released in September 1986 as the third single from their second studio album, Different Light (1986).
The song was written by Liam Sternberg who got the idea when he was on a ferry boat and saw people struggling to keep their balance. The song became the band's first number-one single, being certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and was ranked Billboard's number-one song of 1987. The song's main message is about having fun and dancing like an Egyptian. The lyrics describe people doing the sand dance, falling down like a domino, spinning around and crossing the floor, walking like an Egyptian, and sliding their feet up the street. The song has a catchy melody and upbeat tempo that makes it easy to dance to. It has become a classic 80s pop song that still gets played on the radio today.