Chords:
{t: Old Bazaar in Cairo, The }
{key: Am}
{artist:Phillip Swan}
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5xaIVUm8s0 in Gm - Capo 5
[Am] Sand bags, wind bags, [Dm] camels with a [Am] hump,
[Am] Fat girls, thin girls, [Dm] some a little [Am] plump,
[Am] Slave girls sold here, [Dm] fifty bob a [Am] lump,
In the [E] old bazaar in [Am] Cairo.
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[Am] Brandy, shandy, [Dm] beer without a[Am] froth,
[Am] Braces, laces, a [Dm] candle for the [Am] moth,
[Am] Bet you'd look a smasher in an[Dm] old loin [Am] cloth,
In the [E] old bazaar in [Am] Cairo.
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[G] You can buy most [C] any anything,
[G] Thin bulls, fat cows, a [C] little bit of string,
[Am] You can purchase [Dm] anything you wish,
A [E] clock, a dish and something for your Auntie Nellie
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[Am] Harem, scarem, [Dm] what d'ya think of [Am] that,
[Am] Bare knees, striptease, [Dm] dancing on the [Am] mat,
[Am] Umpa! Umpa! [Dm] That's enough of [Am] that,
In the [E] old bazaar in [Am] Cairo.
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[Am] Rice pud, very good, [Dm] what's it all a[Am]bout,
[Am] Made it in a kettle and they [Dm] couldn't get it [Am] out,
[Am] Everybody took a turn to [Dm] suck it through the [Am] spout,
In the [E] old bazaar in [Am] Cairo.
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[Am] Mamadan, Ramadan, [Dm] everything in [Am] style,
[Am] Genuine, beduine [Dm] carpet with a [Am] pile,
[Am] Funny little odds and ends [Dm] floating down the [Am] Nile,
From the [E] old bazaar in [Am] Cairo.
[G] You can buy most [C] any anything,
[G] Sheep’s eyes, sand pies, a [C] watch without a spring,
[A] You can buy a [Dm] pomegranate too,
A [E] water-bag, a little bit of hokey pokey,
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[Am] Yashmaks, pontefracts, [Dm] what a strange [Am] affair,
[Am] Dark girls, fair girls, [Dm] some with ginger [Am] hair,
[Am] I’d be there tomorrow but I [Dm] haven’t got the [Am] fare,
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In the [E] old bazaar in [Am] Cairo.
