All the old paintings on the tomb They do the sand dance Don't you know If they move too quick (O-way-oh) They're falling down Like a domino All the bazaar men by the Nile They got the money On a bet Gold crocodiles (O-hay-oh) They snap their teeth On your cigarette Foreign types with the hookah pipes say (Hey-oh-way-oh) (Way-o-way-oh) Walk like an Egyptian Blond waitresses take their trays Spin around and they cross the floors They've got the moves, (o-way-oh) You drop your drink then they bring you more All the school kids so sick of books They like the punk and the metal band When the buzzard rings, (o-way-oh) They're walking like an Egyptian All the kids in the marketplace say (Hey-o-way-oh) (Hey-o-way-oh) Walk like an Egyptian Slide your feet up the street Bend your back Shift your arm then you pull it back Life's hard you know (O-way-oh) 'So strike a pose on a Cadillac If you want to find all the cops They're hanging out In the doughnut shop They sing and dance (O-way-oh) They spin the clubs cruise Down the block All the Japanese with their yen The party boys Call them Kremlin And the Chinese know (O-way-oh) They're walking like an Egyptian All the cops in the doughnut shop say (Hey-o-way-oh) (Hey-o-way-oh) Walk like an Egyptian Walk like an Egyptian