The Old Bazaar in Cairo

[steve266344]

You sir are a star



[X3958]

utterly brilliant

[rimacy1]

Great UR Thanx!!!

[crunterstamps]

Superb!!

[Ukuleleric]

@crunterstamps, hi fellow ukey, thanks so much. Great uke vids btw. Check this guy out folks. Eric.

[immy99218]

Not going to lie when I clicked onto this I thought it would be some awful karaoke version but you actually blew me away! I never knew a man and his uke could be so entertaining!!

I play this song myself but with different chords, again though, loved it!

[Ukuleleric]

@immy99218, hi, thanks so much. Would love to hear you version, there are so few of them. Take care, Eric.

[msunami]

Eric, I would truly be lying if I said that was an awful performance. You have the talent of an Oscar winning actor and singer sir. My heartiest congratulations.

Regards,

Mike

[Ukuleleric]

@msunami, hi Mike, lol, cheers mate, take care, Eric.

[OhFlux]

top hole, top hole old bean!

[Ukuleleric]

@OhFlux , cheers chum, best, Eric.

[harmless1231]

i love this ur amazing at everything and im not just saying i telling the truth i dont lie

[Ukuleleric]

@harmless1231 hello, thank you so much, very kind. Take care, Eric.

[harmless1231]

im not trying to be rude but do u live in england????????

[Ukuleleric]

@harmless1231, Yes.

[harmless1231]

@Ukuleleric me too!! urr so fun to talk to

[harmless1231]

where the lyrics?

[Ukuleleric]

@harmless1231 thank you for asking so nicely. If you double click on the text below the video all will be revealed. Eric.

[harmless1231]

@Ukuleleric aw thank how sweet of u to say that

[shynyanga]

enjoyed that very much.thanks.

[Ukuleleric]

Hi shynyanga, ta ever so. Be lucky, Eric.

[charisshr]

I did this in primary scho, but we sang some different words.

[Ukuleleric]

Hi charisshr, yes, I did re-write some of the words. My version's a bit naughtier. Take care, Eric.

[tomtommurton]

Hi i just want to say this is fantastic, so funny but what a talented man you are!!

[Ukuleleric]

tomtommurton, hi Tom, how kind, thanks so much. Checked out your vids, loved Mr Cellophane. Good luck, Eric.

[fincaman2]

Delightful and very silly, music should be fun, thanks for the chords I'm going to check out your other videos for more chords

[Ukuleleric]

fincaman2, hi Kevin, lol, cheers mate. I changed the lyrics a bit in places. I don't post chords to most of the songs in my vids as a rule, simply because they can so easily be found on the net. Wow, can you play guitar or what? Never mastered the instrument that well. I play the same as I did when I was 16. Take care, Eric.

[JudithProctor]

Thanks for the song - I wish the lyrics had been there...

(You said in the clip that the lyrics would be in the info along with the chords)

[Ukuleleric]

Hello Judith, thanks for posting. Sorry, didn't realise I'd said that, but have remedied now somewhat. All the best, Eric.

[JudithProctor]

Thanks! A few variations in the words, but a lot of fun both ways.

I forget how I first found your stuff (may have been via a friend), but I keep coming back to listen to another one.

[Ukuleleric]

Hi Judith, cheers, all the best, Eric.

[scottyandalice]

We're working in Cairo and are currently putting together a ukulele band made up of fellow ex-pats. I think we'll need to add this to our list!

[Ukuleleric]

Hi scottyandalice, oh wow, I've always dreamed of singing this in a bazaar in Cairo, really. Good luck with your uke band, let me know how you get on. Best, Eric.

[thefelukuleles]

Eric, ScottyandAlice here. Our uke band is ticking along really well - we did our first performance on Thursday for Christmas Carols on a felucca on the Nile!

Today we had a very fun day around the Khan El Khalili bazaar recording a version of this song we discovered thanks to you. We're planning to enter it into a competition - we'll send you a link as soon as it's ready!

All the best,

The Felukuleles

[Ukuleleric]

thefelukuleles, hi Scotty and Alice. Great to hear about your uke band, I would love to be there. In case you don't know, I changed some of the lyrics. The original can be found at the link I give in the info section. Look forward to receiving the link to your entry in the competion. Would love to know more about yourselves, what you are doing in Cairo etc. Perhaps you could send me a message. All the best, Eric.

[stuarttootell]

Thanks for the memories and your site, at last nostalgia is available.

We old crinklys can stiil show todays kids a few tricks.

[Ukuleleric]

Hi stuarttootell, lol, cheers mate. Hope you're well, and life is good. Best, Eric.

[ChrisGWRoberts]

Wow!! Britain's Got Talent - You have my vote. I have seen this done live by Clinton Ford and Bob Kerr's Whoopee Band, but your version is the best.

[Ukuleleric]

Hi ChrisGWRoberts, (is it Chris?) thanks so much for your lovely comment. I worked once with Clinton Ford. Cheers chum, take care, Eric.

[HaisleySnook]

I had never heard this song before but I am so glad I have. Excellent performance of a great little song. Thanks for posting this :-)

[Ukuleleric]

Hello HaisleySnook, thanks so much mate. Hey folks, check this great singer/songwriter out. Best, Eric.

[HaisleySnook]

Thanks Eric :-) Have a great new year! :-)

[Ukuleleric]

You too Haisley, best, Eric

[dramaismyworld]

Hi, is it possible to see the chords? I can't find them anyway.

Much Appreciated.

[Ukuleleric]

dramaismyworld, hi Jon, if you go to the bottom of the page and click on view all comments, they are there at the very beginning. However, you've just given me a better idea. I will copy to info, so by the time you read this they should be there as well. Best, Eric.

[dramaismyworld]

Cheers mate legendary. Using the song in a panto... you've been a fantastic help - saved me working them out! ;)

[IsteadAl]

Excellent!!,loved this song when I was a kid,great fun playing alng to it with my Uke

[Ukuleleric]

Hi IsteadAl, thanks so much mate. I guess your name is Al. Any chance of any vids with you and your uke? Keep well, Eric.

[fat88andy]

Hiya, D ont know why but i,ve only just found you, you will do for me our kid, magic.

[Ukuleleric]

Hi fat88andy, (is that Andy?) Cheers mate. All the best, Eric.

[Akiphix]

Well done mate!

[Ukuleleric]

Hi Akiphix, cheers mate. Your neck cracking vid made me smile. Best, Eric.

[PECesq]

Thanks for this vid...thoroughly enjoyable!! Great song & You put it accross extremely well Eric Great Stuff!! Best Wishes Mate.

[Ukuleleric]

Hi PECesq, cheers mate, hope to see some vids of yourself sometime. Keep well, Eric.

[Angelillomolina]

Amazing!!

[Ukuleleric]

Hola Angelillomolina, and muchas gracias, Eric.

[IRMoon]

Hi Eric... thanks plenty for this!!

My father-in-law is putting on a sand dance as part of a Christmas Cabaret with our local Musical and Dramatic Society and was desperate to get his hands on a decent instrumental recording of this. Now he has your version with the chords, so he can just teach the band to play it instead! You're a life saver!

[Ukuleleric]

Hi IRMoon, my pleasure mate. However there are loads of song tabs/lyrics/chords on the net, that's where I got it from. All the best, Eric.

[logophile]

This is one of my favorite songs performed on YouTube! I am not kidding. I even have downloaded to my new Zune. A lot of great words to remember, great uke playing, and full of facial expression. Thank you.

[Ukuleleric]

Hi logophile, cheers mate! Hey folks, don't forget to check out this guy's vids, terrific! Eric.

[lala70w]

Brill thanks!

[Ukuleleric]

Hi lala70w, cheers, thanks very much, Eric.

[doloreshaze1935]

that is very sweet....just to let you know that I subscribed on your videos, and that I'm working on my new video about Lord Alfred Douglas...Hope it will good and easy to watch.

[Ukuleleric]

Hi KlausDieSchrecken, well thank you, but of course your very nice little comment should go to the writers, but I will accept it on their behalf. Cheers, Eric.

[KlausDieSchrecken]

Well that was a very nice little ditty.

[Ukuleleric]

You can buy most anything,

Sheep's eyes, sand pies, a watch without a spring,

You can buy a pomegranate too,

An ounce of hash, a little bit of ficky ficky,

Yashmaks, packamacs, what a strange affair,

Dark girls, fair girls, some with ginger hair,

I could tell you how I know but I'll stop it there,

In the old bazaar in Cairo.

[Ukuleleric]

Rice pud, very good, what's it all about,

Made it in a kettle and they couldn't get it out,

Everybody took a turn to suck it through the spout,

In the old bazaar in Cairo.

Come and buy, you can try, everything in style,

Genuine, bedouin carpet with a pile,

Funny little odds and ends floating down the Nile,

In the old bazaar in Cairo.

[Ukuleleric]

You can buy most any anything,

Fat cows, thin bulls, a little bit of string,

You can purchase anything you wish,

A clock, a dish and something for your Auntie Nellie,

Harem, scarem, what d'ya think of that,

Bare knees, striptease, dancing on the mat,

Umpa! Umpa! That's enough of that,

In the old bazaar in Cairo.

[Ukuleleric]

Lyrics for: The Old Bazaar in Cairo (Chester, Morris, Ford) Sand bags, wind bags, camels with a hump, Fat girls, thin girls, some a little plump, Slave girls sold here, fifty p a lump, In the old bazaar in Cairo. Brandy, shandy, beer without a froth, Braces, laces, a candle for the moth. Bet you'd look a smasher in an old loin cloth, In the old bazaar in Cairo.

[Ukuleleric]

Chords for this song: Intro: Dm A7 Dm A7 Dm.

Verses 1,2,4 & 5: Dm Gm A7 Dm Gm A7 Dm

Gm Dm A7 Dm.

Middle: 3 & 6: C F C F D7 Gm A7 Dm Gm A7 Dm

Gm A7 Dm Gm A7 Dm Gm Dm A7 Dm A7 Dm.