When the sun sinks in the West,
And the night begins to fall,
New moon in silver garb is dressed,
And enchantment hovers over all, and
CHORUS:
Oriental music fills the air,
Maidens so bewitching,
They steal your hearts away there,
With dreamy eyes entrancing ev'rywhere,
In fascinating Cleopatra's land.
Soon the hours steal far away,
In that fair Egyptian land,
Its charm enfolds you more each day,
As you dream upon that golden strand, and
PATTER CHORUS:
Oriental songs and dances,
Sweet Egyptian smiles and glances,
Ev'ry pretty maiden there is happy as can be,
As they pass the lazy hours,
'Mid perfume of lotus flowers,
They will steal your little heart away,
See the moon come out in all its glory,
As they tell love's olden story,
There among the shadows of the Pyramids so grand,
In captivating, fascinating Cleopatra's land.
Some Land!