[Intro]

 

All the old pa

intings on the

 tomb 
They do the sand dance, don'cha know? 

If they move t

oo quick (Oh-W

ay-Oh) 
They're falling down like a domino 


All the bazaar

 men by the Ni

le 
He got the money on a bet 

Gold crocodile

s (Oh-Way-Oh) 
They snap their teeth on your cigarette 


Foreign types 

with their hoo

kah pipes sing

: 
Way-oh-way-oh-way-ooo-aaa-ooo... 

Walk like an E

gyptian. 


The blonde wai

tresses take t

heir trays 
And spin around and they cross the floor. 

They've got th

e moves (Oh-Wa

y-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 buzze

r rings (Oh-Wa

y-Oh) 
They're walking like an Egyptian 


All the kids i

n the marketpl

ace say: 
Way-oh-way-oh-way-ooo-aaa-ooo... 

Walk like an E

gyptian. 

[Instrumental]
    x3


Slide feet up 

street, bend y

our back 
Shift your arm then you pull it back 

Let Sergeant k

now (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 

(they) dance (

Oh-Way-Oh) 
They spin the club, cruise down the block 


All the Japane

se with their 

Yen 
The party boys call the Gremlin 

And the Chines

e know (Oh-Way

-Oh) 
They walk a line like Egyptians 


All the cops i

n the donut sh

ops say: 
Way-oh-way-oh-way-ooo-aaa-ooo... 

Walk like an Egyptian 
Walk like an Egyptian