Rock The Casbah lyrics by The Clash
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Item Code * HT5224
Song Title * Rock The Casbah
Performed By * The Clash
Composer(s) * STRUMMER J/JONES M/HEADON T
Publisher *
Programmer * Damian Smith
Copyright * � 2006 HitTrax MIDI Files
Unauthorised copying is illegal
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* 8-bar intro
* Verse 1 Now the king told the boogie men,
"You have to let that raga drop."
The oil down the desert way
Has been shakin' to the top.
The sheik, he drove his Cadillac,
He went a-cruisin' down the ville.
The muezzin was a-standin'
On the radiator grill.
* Chorus Shareef don't like it,
Rockin' the Casbah.
Rock the Casbah.
Shareef don't like it,
Rockin' the Casbah.
Rock the Casbah.
* Verse 2 By order of the prophet,
We ban that boogie sound.
Degenerate the faithful
With that crazy Casbah sound,
But the Bedouin, they brought out the electric camel drum.
The local guitar picker got his guitar-picking thumb.
As soon as the shareef had cleared the square,
They began to wail.
* Repeat chorus
* Verse 3 Now, over at the temple,
Oh, they really pack 'em in.
The in-crowd say it's cool
To dig this chanting thing,
But as the wind changed direction
The temple band took five.
The crowd caught a whiff
Of that crazy Casbah jive.
* Repeat chorus
* Verse 4 The king called up his jet fighters.
He said, "You better earn your pay.
Drop your bombs between the minarets
Down the Casbah way."
As soon as the shareef was chauffeured outta there,
The jet pilots tuned to the cockpit radio blare.
As soon as the shareef was outta their hair,
The jet pilots wailed.
* Repeat chorus
* Chorus 2 Shareef don't like it, (He thinks it's not kosher)
Rockin' the Casbah,
Rock the Casbah.
Shareef don't like it, (Fundamentally he can't take it.)
Rockin' the Casbah.
Rock the Casbah.
Shareef don't like it, (You know he really hates it.)
Rockin' the Casbah.
Rock the Casbah.
Shareef don't like it,
Rockin' the Casbah.
Rock the Casbah.
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Time * 3:45
Length * 122 bars
Tempo * 130 BPM (with variations)
Key * A minor
Ch 1 * Piano 1
Ch 2 * Fingered Bass
Ch 3 * Piano 2
Ch 4 * Vocal Guide
Ch 5 * Clean Guitar
Ch 10 * Drums
