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The Sheik of Araby

The Beatles
Track 17 on Anthology 1 

Produced by

Mike Smith (Decca)
Nov. 20, 19951 viewer6.7K views

The Sheik of Araby Lyrics

[Chorus]
Well I'm the sheik of Araby
Your love belongs to me
Well at night where you're asleep
Into your tent I'll creep
(Not 'alf!)

[Verse 1]
The stars that shine above
Will light our way to love
Ah you rule this world with me
I'm the sheik of Araby

[Chorus]
Well I'm the sheik of Araby
Your love belongs to me
Well at night where you're asleep
Into your tent I'll creep
(Not 'alf!)

[Verse 2]
The sun that shines above
Will light our way to love
You rule this world with me
I'm the sheik of Araby
Well I'm the sheik of Araby
Well I'm the sheik of Araby, yeah
[Outro]
(The sheik of Araby)

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“The Sheik of Araby” is a song that was written in 1921 by Harry B. Smith and Francis Wheeler, with music by Ted Snyder. It was composed in response to the popularity of the Rudolph Valentino feature film The Sheik. The Beatles covered this song in 1962 at their unsuccessful Decca audition with George Harrison as the lead singer and Pete Best on the drums.

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Anthology 1 (1995)
The Beatles
  1. 1.
    Free as a Bird
  2. 2.
    We Were Four Guys...That’s All (Interview)
  3. 3.
    That’ll Be the Day
  4. 4.
    In Spite of All the Danger
  5. 5.
    Sometimes I’d Borrow...Those Still Exist (Interview)
  6. 6.
    Hallelujah, I Love Her So
  7. 7.
    You’ll Be Mine
  8. 8.
    Cayenne
  9. 9.
    First of All...It Didn’t Do a Thing Here (Interview)
  10. 10.
    My Bonnie
  11. 11.
    Ain’t She Sweet (Anthology 1 version)
  12. 12.
    Cry for a Shadow
  13. 13.
    Brian Was a Beautiful Guy...He Presented Us Well (Interview)
  14. 14.
    I Secured Them...A Beatle Drink Even Then (Reading)
  15. 15.
    Searchin’
  16. 16.
    Three Cool Cats
  17. 17.
    The Sheik of Araby
  18. 18.
    Like Dreamers Do
  19. 19.
    Hello Little Girl
  20. 20.
    Well, the Recording Test...By My Artists (Reading)
  21. 21.
    Besame Mucho
  22. 22.
    Love Me Do (Slow Version)
  23. 23.
    How Do You Do It?
  24. 24.
    Please Please Me - Anthology 1 Version
  25. 25.
    One After 909 - Anthology 1 Version / False Starts
  26. 26.
    One After 909 (Complete) [Takes 4 & 5]
  27. 27.
    Lend Me Your Comb
  28. 28.
    I’ll Get You
  29. 29.
    We Were Performers...In Britain (Interview) (Missing Lyrics)
  30. 30.
    I Saw Her Standing There
  31. 31.
    From Me to You
  32. 32.
    Money (That’s What I Want)
  33. 33.
    You Really Got a Hold on Me
  34. 34.
    Roll Over Beethoven
  35. 35.
    She Loves You
  36. 36.
    Till There Was You
  37. 37.
    Twist and Shout
  38. 38.
    This Boy
  39. 39.
    I Want To Hold Your Hand (Live on Two of a Kind) (Missing Lyrics)
  40. 40.
    Boys, What Was I Thinking... (Interview) (Missing Lyrics)
  41. 41.
    Moonlight Bay
  42. 42.
    Can’t Buy Me Love
  43. 43.
    All My Loving
  44. 44.
    You Can’t Do That
  45. 45.
    And I Love Her (Take 2)
  46. 46.
    A Hard Day’s Night
  47. 47.
    I Wanna Be Your Man
  48. 48.
    Long Tall Sally
  49. 49.
    Boys
  50. 50.
    Shout
  51. 51.
    I’ll Be Back (Take 2)
  52. 52.
    I’ll Be Back
  53. 53.
    You Know What to Do
  54. 55.
    Mr. Moonlight
  55. 56.
    Leave My Kitten Alone
  56. 57.
    No Reply
  57. 59.
    Eight Days a Week
  58. 60.
    Kansas City/Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey!
  59. Some Other Guy
Credits
Produced By
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Recorded At
Drums
Guitar
Vocals, Guitar
Release Date
November 20, 1995
Tags
Rock
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