(Alan begins playing.)

(verse 1)
[BOTH]
Good pals, blood brothers
Me and three others

[ALAN]
Babkak

[HOWARD]
Omar

[ALAN]
Aladdin

[HOWARD]
Kassim

[BOTH]
Four friends, no closer
Get mad, Heck no sir!
Not us, four-strong, a permanent team

Four guys out poundin'
The pavement of Baghdad
Four guys with one Arabian dream
To stay this lazy
And play like crazy

[ALAN]
Babkak

[HOWARD]
Omar

[ALAN]
Aladdin

[HOWARD]
Kassim

[HOWARD]
(spoken)
Take it Omar

(music break)

[BOTH]
Folks say, "Hey go earn a living in Baghdad
Grow up, go earn the city's esteem!"

We say, "Tough noogie!
No way! Let's boogie!"
[ALAN]
Babkak

[HOWARD]
Omar

[ALAN]
Aladdin

[HOWARD]
Kassim

[BOTH]
Good pals, blood brothers
Me and three others

[ALAN]
Babkak

[HOWARD]
Omar

[ALAN]
Aladdin

[HOWARD]
Kassim
[BOTH]
Four friends, no closer
Get mad, heck no sir!
Not us, four-strong, a permanent team

Four guys out poundin'
The pavеment of Baghdad
Four guys with one Arabian dream

To stay this lazy
And play likе crazy

[ALAN]
Babkak

[HOWARD]
Omar

[ALAN]
Aladdin

[HOWARD]
Kassim

[ALAN]
How's that so far?

[HOWARD]
Not bad 'n' it's

[BOTH]
Babkak, Omar, Aladdin, Kassim!

(alternate lyrics)
True friends, no phonies
Me and my cronies
Babkak, Omar, Aladdin, Kassim

Four bums, none better
Not one go-getter
Unmotivated in the extreme

Four guys out making our music in Baghdad
In Baghdad we're the creme day le creme

Okay, supporters
Clap hands, throw quarters
Babkak, Omar, Aladdin, Kassim

Good pals, real chummy
Who's that? Guess dummy!
Babkak, Omar, Aladdin, Kassim

Old pals, none newer
None tried, none truer
Eight eyes with one impertinent gleam

Four guys out passing the turban in Baghdad
For letting off some musical steam

That's our finale
'Kay guys, let's blow this alley
Babkak, Omar, Aladdin, and
How's that so far? Not bad 'n' it's
Babkak, Omar, Aladdin, Kassim!