Wake Like an Egyptian
SUMMARY:
At the crack of dawn Queen Hatshepsut, Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt, has to wake up the Sun God Amun-Ra
Parody of Walk Like an Egyptian by The Bangles
From Series 9 Episode 10 Diabolical Daily Life
LYRICS:
I am the Pharaoh of Egypt
But I get up before everyone,
Gotta wake this God (Amun-Ra)
So he’ll light up the sky with the sun.
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The whole worlds asleep but we rush through
To the temple of Ipet-Sut
Must get washed and dressed (no lie-in)
For a Pharaoh, don’t you know.
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All the priests in the temple pray
(Amun-Ra, Amun-Ra, bring the day)
Up at the crack of dawn
To wake like an Egyptian.
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Breakfast arrives; milk, cake, bread
And a ritually slaughtered bull
But it’s all for him (Amun-Ra)
The Sun God is never, ever full.
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Everyone backs out; a priest and me
Lift the veil, start the ritual
Bang on those drums (Amun-Ra)
Cos the whole world dies if we fail.
All the priests in the temple pray
(Amun-Ra, Amun-Ra, bring the day)
All waiting for the sun,
To wake for the Egyptians.
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Here comes the dawn, we’re all safe
It’s time to put my fake beard on
I’m a living God, (like Amun-Ra)
And the Pharaoh's work is never done.
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All the priests in the temple say
(Hatshepsut, you must do this every day)
It's not that much fun
To wake like an Egyptian.
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