Over in Bagdad in the burning sand
We've got a new kinda rhythm
That's real cool and
They put a beat to the rhythm
Of their ancient land
Then what do they get
A crazy style
And it's driving old Bagdad wild
They're rocking in Bagdad
Having a ball
Jumping in Bagdad
Climbing the wall
Bagdad's rocking tonight
Doing that boogie up right
They're going like mad
A rocking in old Bagdad
A long time ago back in old Bagdad
The dance of the seven
Veils was the fad
The sultan got hip
To these rhythm and blues
And now he's got a pair of rocking shoes
His harem is a bopping to a boogie beat
They even got the camels
Hopping down the street
A snake charmer threw
His little flute away
Got a guitar now
And he's learning to play
Something's really happened in old Bagdad
Cause they're doing that boogie
And they're going like that
Bagdad's rocking tonight
They're doing that boogie up right
They're going like mad
A rocking in old Bagdad
Now them cats ride camels
From miles around
To hear this new kinda rhythm
That old Bagdad found
What happens when they hear
This crazy mixed-up sound
They start to shake
Like a snake
And they're making old Bagdad quake
They're rocking in Bagdad
Having a ball
Jumping in Bagdad
Climbing the wall
Bagdad's rocking tonight
Doing that boogie up right
They're going like mad
A rocking in old Bagdad