"The Sheik of Araby" (Harry B. Smith and Francis Wheeler [lyric] and Ted Snyder [music]) [1:41]

Recorded at Decca Studios, West Hampstead; 1 January 1962.

The Beatles: George Harrison (lead vocal and guitar), John Lennon (guitar and verbal insertions), Paul McCartney (bass), and Pete Best (drums).

Mike Smith (artist-and-repertoire manager)

The Beatles Anthology. 1995. London: EMI Records, Ltd. [Apple CDP 7243 8 34445 2 6]. [1:17]

Notes and Quotes

	Section	Time	Meas.	Description	Text
x	Intro	0:00	4	Guitar solo with cliché Arab theme.	—
A1	Verse 1	0:06	16	vocal solo with ensemble	a
A2	Verse 2	0:26	16	as above	b
A1	Verse 1	0:46	16	as above	a
A2	Verse 2	1:06	16	as above	b
A'	Coda	1:26	8	repetition of the hook	—

Text
Well I'm the Sheik of Araby, your love belongs to me. Well, at night when you're asleep, into your tent I'll creep.	a
The stars that shine above, will light our way to love. You'll rule this world with me, the Sheik of Araby.	b

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