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[Verse 1]
The G7harems of the desert are a Csight to behold
And the Fharlots are lovely and Cfair
But the G7fairest, a Greek, belonged to a Csheikh
CallG7ed Abdul Abulbul ACmir.
[Verse 2]
A G7travelling brothel came Cdown from the North
That was Fprivately run for the CTsar
Who ofG7ten would brag that none could outC-shag
Count G7Ivan Skavinsky SCkavar.
[Verse 3]
A G7day was arranged for the Cspectacle great
A Fvisit was planned by the CTsar
And G7huge multitudes came, so great was the Cfame
Of AG7bdul and Ivan SkavCar
[Verse 4]
They G7met at the track with cCocks at the slack
A stFarter's gun punctured the Cair
Both were G7quick to the rise, the crowd gaped at the Csize
Of G7Ivan and Abdul CAmir
[Verse 5]
They G7worked through the night neath the Cpale yellow light
Old FAbdul he revved like a Ccar
But he G7could not compete with the slow steady Cbeat
of G7Ivan Skavinsky SCkavar
[Verse 6]
The G7wager was won, Ivan Cshouldered his gun
And bent Fdown to polish the Cpair
When G7something red hot up his back passage Cshot
It was G7Abdul Abulbul ACmir
[Verse 7]
The G7harlots turned green, the Cmen shouted "Queen!"
They were Fordered to part by the TCsar
Twas G7bloody bad luck, for Abdul was sCtuck
Up G7Ivan Skavinsky SkaCvar
[Verse 8]
When at G7last they were broke, the Ccream of the joke
Was Flaughed at for years by the CTsar
For G7Abdul, the fool, had left half his Ctool
Inside G7Ivan Skavinsky SkCavar
[Verse 9]
The G7sad Grecian maiden her long Cvigil keeps
With a Fhusband whose tastes have turned Cqueer
With the G7nights growing long, she longs for the Cdong
Of G7Abdul Abulbul AmCir

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Ivan Skavinsky Skavar

by Misc Traditional

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[Verse 1]

G7 C

The harems of the desert are a sight to behold

F C

And the harlots are lovely and fair

G7 C

But the fairest, a Greek, belonged to a sheikh

G7 C

Called Abdul Abulbul Amir.

[Verse 2]

G7 C

A travelling brothel came down from the North

F C

That was privately run for the Tsar

G7 C

Who often would brag that none could out-shag

G7 C

Count Ivan Skavinsky Skavar.

[Verse 3]

G7 C

A day was arranged for the spectacle great

F C

A visit was planned by the Tsar

G7 C

And huge multitudes came, so great was the fame

G7 C

Of Abdul and Ivan Skavar

[Verse 4]

G7 C

They met at the track with cocks at the slack

F C

A starter's gun punctured the air

G7 C

Both were quick to the rise, the crowd gaped at the size

G7 C

Of Ivan and Abdul Amir

[Verse 5]

G7 C

They worked through the night neath the pale yellow light

F C

Old Abdul he revved like a car

G7 C

But he could not compete with the slow steady beat

G7 C

of Ivan Skavinsky Skavar

[Verse 6]

G7 C

The wager was won, Ivan shouldered his gun

F C

And bent down to polish the pair

G7 C

When something red hot up his back passage shot

G7 C

It was Abdul Abulbul Amir

[Verse 7]

G7 C

The harlots turned green, the men shouted "Queen!"

F C

They were ordered to part by the Tsar

G7 C

Twas bloody bad luck, for Abdul was stuck

G7 C

Up Ivan Skavinsky Skavar

[Verse 8]

G7 C

When at last they were broke, the cream of the joke

F C

Was laughed at for years by the Tsar

G7 C

For Abdul, the fool, had left half his tool

G7 C

Inside Ivan Skavinsky Skavar

[Verse 9]

G7 C

The sad Grecian maiden her long vigil keeps

F C

With a husband whose tastes have turned queer

G7 C

With the nights growing long, she longs for the dong

G7 C

Of Abdul Abulbul Amir

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