[Verse 1]
It was in the nighttrain in Cairo
Where I found an Arabian boy
Whom since then never left my thoughts
I love him

[Verse 2]
He told me stories from his dromedary
And sang of water in oases and rivers
He drew me pictures with magical lines
I love him

[Chorus]
There was Spring and Sun
The next day I left to look for him
We went down the Nile
We didn't need a car, just a dromedary

[Verse 3]
He went and showed me the pyramids
Right by edge of Sahara sands
And his eyes lit up by the white stones
I love him

[Verse 4]
By the Nile's bank we walked and sang
About life's joy, beauty and love
I felt inspired by other foreign tongues
I love him
[Chorus]
There was Spring and Sun
Birds sung in choir when I found him
We went down the Nile
We didn't need a car, just a dromedary

[Verse 5]
He left me with tears in his eyes
On the railway station that day
Although love burned hot in my nerves
I knew I would never see him again

[Verse 6]
I often dream of my fair boy
And life is sweet when I'm close to him
He has grown, as the years have passed
I love him

[Verse 7]
Here back in Iceland I cried in lonliness
And searched for marks to remind me of him
I see his face in sticks and stones
I love him