Falco — Tut-Ench-Amon Tutankhamen

[Verse 1] Been and seen Down flight from Chicago All aboard the African Queen I am on a night boat down to Cairo Feeling like a tourist With a foreign man abroad Tells it like he thinks it is But I know he is fraud There is a map tucked under his shoulder And a cap perched on his head If he looked any older He might as well be dead Dressed in army surplus The files around me swarm On a mission without a purpose I wish I'd never been born [Chorus] By the light of a pale moon Tutankhamen Half past high noon Tutankhamen [Verse 2] I put you in the pictures, 1884 I'm up to date on the literature But I have never been here before There is a black boy on the corner Trailing me behind Stalking like a vulture Money on his mind In the shadow of the giant sphinx The archaeological tale Before the eastern sun sinks I'll be learning braille [Chorus] By the light of a pale moon Tutankhamen Half past high noon Tutankhamen They are playing all our tune Tutankhamen Half past high noon Tutankhamen [Chorus] By the light of a, light of a pale moon Tutankhamen Half past high noon Tutankhamen By the light of a pale moon Tutankhamen Half past high noon Tutankhamen