All the old-paintings on the tombThey 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 NileThey got the money on a betGold 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 traysThey spin around and they cross the floorThey've got the moves (oh-way-oh)You drop your drink, then they bring you more
All the school kids so sick of booksThey like the punk and the metal bandWhen 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 backShift your arm, then you pull it backLife's hard, you know (oh-way-oh)So strike a pose on a Cadillac
If you want to find all the copsThey're hanging out in the donut shopThey sing and dance (oh-way-oh)They spin the clubs, cruise down the block
All the Japanese with their yenThe party boys call the KremlinAnd 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 EgyptianWalk like an Egyptian