Lyrics
I saw her face 'twas in the market place In old Bagdad,
What cheeks she had, Like a bed full of roses,
I stood awhile until I saw her smile,
Then I smiled, too, and so would you.
Listen now, this is how the story goes:
CHORUS:
There where the temples stand,
In that land, over the burning sand,
There in a bower rare, Like a flower fair,
In the hour of pray'r She fell in love and so did I,
'neath the azure sky,
Sweetheart, why, why did we say good-bye,
But I suppose, only Allah knows,
That's how the story goes,
Of my Sahara Rose.
I see a star a-shining from afar,
A star of love, from far above,
Calling me over the ocean,
In all my dreams I see her so it seems,
Tho' we're apart, down in my heart,
On a throne, there's my own Sahara Rose: