EGYPT
If e’er to Egypt you should go
Some Arabic you’ll want to know.
But just three words will see you through ---
Hashish ! Malesh ! Baksheesh !
Three words to open every door
Three magic words to rich and poor
So just learn these – you’ll need not more ---
Hashish ! Malesh ! Baksheesh !
Hashish ! The Arabs constant curse
Malesh ! just means ‘it might be worse’
Baksheesh ! will empty soon your purse
Hashish ! Malesh ! Baksheesh !
Three stars on Egypt’s flag I see
Their meaning is not clear to me
But to the troops they’ll always be ----
Hashish ! Malesh ! Baksheesh !
So when on Egypt’s shores you land
Country of flies and desert sand
Be sure these words you understand ---
Hashish ! Malesh ! Baksheesh !