THE SHEIKH OF ARABY
(Harry Bache Smith / Ted Snyder / Francis Wheeler)

Spike Jones & his City Slickers - 1942
(vocal: Del Porter / King Jackson / Carl Grayson)

Also recorded by: Louis Armstrong; Mildred Bailey; Chris Barber; 
The Beatles; Sidney Bechet; Earl Bostic; Ruby Braff; Charlie Byrd;
Benny Carter; Charlie Christian; King Cole Trio; Ken Colyer;
Harry Connick Sr.; Buddy DeFranco; Diz Disley; Fats Domino;
Tommy Dorsey; Duke Ellington; The Everly Brothers; Alice Faye; 
Erroll Garner; Benny Goodman; Betty Grable; Benny Green; 
Lionel Hampton; Coleman Hawkins; Ted Heath; Woody Herman; 
Earl Hines; Pee Wee Hunt; Harry James; Johnny & the Hurricanes; 
Bert Kaempfert; Gene Krupa; Billy Kyle; Billy May; 
Felix Mendelssohn & the Hawaiian Serenaders; 
Red Nicholls & his Five Pennies; The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band; 
Kid Ory; Oscar Peterson; Louis Prima; Django Reinhardt; 
Jimmie Roselli; The RAF Squadronaires; George Shearing; 
Monty Sunshine; Ralph Sutton; Art Tatum; Jack Teagarden; 
Bobby Vinton; Fats Waller; Teddy Wilson; Lester Young;
..... and many more.


Well I'm the sheikh of Araby, 
your love belongs to me. 
Well at night where you're asleep, 
into your tent I'll creep. 
The stars that shine above 
will light our way to love. 
You rule this world with me, 
I'm the sheikh of Araby. 

Well I'm the sheikh of Araby, 
your love belongs to me. 
Oh at night where you're asleep, 
into your tent I'll creep. 
The sun that shines above 
will light our way to love. 
You rule this world with me, 
I'm the sheikh of Araby. 
Well I'm the sheikh of Araby, 
well I'm the sheikh of Araby, yeah.