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| | Now the king told the boogie men | | Now the king told the boogie men |
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| | You have to let that raga drop | | You have to let that raga drop |
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| | The oil down the desert way | | The oil down the desert way |
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| | Has been shakin' to the top | | Has been shakin' to the top |
| − | The sheik he drove his cadillac | + | |
| | + | The sheik he drove his Cadillac |
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| | He went a cruisin' down the ville | | He went a cruisin' down the ville |
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| | The muezzin was a standing | | The muezzin was a standing |
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| | On the radiator grille | | On the radiator grille |
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| | Chorus | | Chorus |
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| | The shareef don't like it | | The shareef don't like it |
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| | Rockin' the casbah | | Rockin' the casbah |
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| | Rock the casbah | | Rock the casbah |
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| | The shareef don't like it | | The shareef don't like it |
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| | Rockin' the casbah | | Rockin' the casbah |
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| | Rock the casbah | | Rock the casbah |
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| | By order of the prophet | | By order of the prophet |
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| | We ban that boogie sound | | We ban that boogie sound |
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| | Degenerate the faithful | | Degenerate the faithful |
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| | With that crazy casbah sound | | With that crazy casbah sound |
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| | But the Bedouin they brought out | | But the Bedouin they brought out |
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| | The electric camel drum | | The electric camel drum |
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| | The local guitar picker | | The local guitar picker |
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| | Got his guitar picking thumb | | Got his guitar picking thumb |
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| | As soon as the shareef | | As soon as the shareef |
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| | Had cleared the square | | Had cleared the square |
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| | They began to wail | | They began to wail |
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| | Chorus | | Chorus |
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| | Now over at the temple | | Now over at the temple |
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| | Oh! they really pack em in | | Oh! they really pack em in |
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| | The in crowd say its cool | | The in crowd say its cool |
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| | To dig this chanting thing | | To dig this chanting thing |
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| | But as the wind changed direction | | But as the wind changed direction |
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| | The temple band took five | | The temple band took five |
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| | The crowd caught a wiff | | The crowd caught a wiff |
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| | Of that crazy casbah jive | | Of that crazy casbah jive |
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| | Chorus | | Chorus |
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| | The king called up his jet fighters | | The king called up his jet fighters |
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| | He said you better earn your pay | | He said you better earn your pay |
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| | Drop your bombs between the minarets | | Drop your bombs between the minarets |
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| | Down the casbah way | | Down the casbah way |
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| | As soon as the shareef was | | As soon as the shareef was |
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| | Chauffeured outta there | | Chauffeured outta there |
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| | The jet pilots tuned to | | The jet pilots tuned to |
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| | The cockpit radio blare | | The cockpit radio blare |
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| | As soon as the shareef was | | As soon as the shareef was |
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| | Outta their hair | | Outta their hair |
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| | The jet pilots wailed | | The jet pilots wailed |
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| | Chorus | | Chorus |
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| | He thinks its not kosher | | He thinks its not kosher |
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| | Fundamentally he cant take it. | | Fundamentally he cant take it. |
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| | You know he really hates it. | | You know he really hates it. |