Played
by the Jerry with the Great American String Band in 1974, with Maria
Muldaur on vocals. Thanks to Matt Schofield for the lyrics. |
Midnight
at the oasis |
Send
your camel to bed |
Shadows
painting our faces |
Traces
of romance in our heads |
Heaven's
holding a half moon |
Shining
just for us |
Let's
slip off to a sand dune, real soon |
Kick
up a little dust |
Oh,
Cactus is our friend |
He'll
point out the way |
Come
on 'til the evening ends |
'Til
the evening ends |
You
don't have to answer |
There's
no need to speak |
I'll
be your belly dancer, [romancer] |
And
you can be my sheik |
I
know your daddy's a sultan |
A
nomad known to all |
With
fifty girls to attend him, they all send him |
Jump
at his beck and call |
But
you won't need no harem, honey |
When
I'm by your side |
And
you won't need no camel, oh no |
When
I take you for a ride |
Oh,
Cactus is our friend |
He'll
point out the way |
Come
on 'til the evening ends |
'Til
the evening ends |
Midnight
at the oasis |
Send
your camel to bed |
Shadows
painting our faces |
Traces
of romance in our heads |
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