ANCIENT EGYPT LYRICS
Copyright Hummingbird Music

E is for EGYPT

Anise Abdulla

‘E’ IS FOR EGYPT,

A SQUARE SHAPED LAND

‘G’ IS FOR THE GOLDEN ANKH

IN THE PHARAOH’S HAND

‘Y’ IS FOR YELLOW

THE COLOUR OF THE HOT SAND

‘P’ IS FOR THE PYRAMIDS

MADE OF LIMESTONE CUT

‘T’ IS FOR TUT-AN-KAMEN

ALSO KNOWN AS KING TUT.

TOGETHER WE SPELL ‘EGYPT’

GIFT OF THE NILE

Yurgen Ilaender (Mr. I)

Chorus:

EGYPT, HOME OF THE PYRAMIDS

EGYPT, GIFT OF THE NILE

COME LET’S TAKE A TRIP, WE’RE GOING DOWN THE NILE

THE LONGEST RIVER IN THE WORLD, WE’LL BE GONE FOR QUITE AWHILE.

WE’RE GOING TO SEE THE PYRAMIDS OF LONG, LONG AGO

TO THE VALLEY OF THE KINGS, AND THE GREAT PHARAOHS.

Chorus

THE SPHINX LOOKS LIKE A LION, BUT IT HAS A HUMAN FACE

IT WAS BUILT TO GUARD THE PYRAMIDS, TO PROTECT A SACRED PLACE.

A PHARAOH MIGHT BE A DADDY, WHEN HE IS ALIVE,

BUT HE TURNS IN TO A MUMMY, AFTER HE DIES,

Chorus

A MUMMY IS WRAPPED IN CLOTH, AND PUT IN TO A COFFIN,

THE COFFIN HAS A SPECIAL NAME, IT’S CALLED A SARCOPHAGUS

THE MUMMIFIED PHARAOH, IS PUT IN TO A SPECIAL ROOM

INSIDE A PYRAMID, A ROOM THEY CALL A TOMB.

Chorus

LET’S MAKE A MUMMY

Yurgen Ilaender (Mr. I)

LET’S MAKE A MUMMY, FIRST WE TAKE OUT THE TUMMY

THEN WE PULL OUT THE BRAIN THROUGH THE NOSE WITH A FORK

WE LEAVE ALONE THE HEART, BUT NOW WE MUST START

TO TAKE OUT THE STOMACH, THE LIVER AND THE LUNGS.

THEN WE UNTWINE THE LONG INTESTINE,

DRY UP ALL THE ORGANS WITH NATRON SALT

WRAP ‘EM ALL UP INTO CANOPIC JARS

THEN COVER EACH JAR WITH THE HEAD OF A GOD

NOW THE BODY WE MUST BATHE IN SALT FOR 4O DAYS

THEN SAWDUST, SAND OR CLOTH WE STUFF INSIDE.

SING ALONG WITH THE CHORUS, LET THE EYE OF HORUS

PROTECT THE BODY AS WE RUB IT WITH OIL.

IT WON’T COME TO ANY HARM, WE’VE PUT LOTS OF LUCKY CHARMS

IN BETWEEN THE LINEN BANDAGES WRAPPED AROUND TIGHT.

BEFORE IT GOES IN THE CASKET WE MUST MAKE A MASK OF

GOLD OR PLASTER, WITH A PAINTED ON FACE.

NOW WE’RE LAUGHIN’ THE BODY’S IN THE COFFIN

PUT IT IN TO THE SARCOPHAGUS AND SEAL IT UP TIGHT.

I’VE JUST MADE A MUMMY, THINK I BETTER FILL MY TUMMY

‘CAUSE I AM QUITE HUNGRY

SO, I’LL SAY GOODNIGHT !

OLD KINGDOM NARRATION

Yurgen Ilaender (Mr. I)

About 5000 years ago King Menes united Upper and Lower Egypt. The two crowns

were connected as one. King Menes established the first dynasty. The old kingdom

lasted up until the 10th dynasty. It is known as the pyramid age. Most of the pyramids

still in Egypt today were built during this time, between 2680 and 2130 BC. King

Zoser (Djoser) built the first step pyramid at Saqqarah. The largest and most

well-known pyramids, the pyramids of Giza, were built during the old kingdom by

King Khufu.

Life in Egypt was good. Everyone had an important job to do. Each year, when the Nile flooded, farmers and other workers

were hired to work on building the pyramids. Let’s hear the story of how to build a pyramid.

LOOK AT MY PYRAMID

Fingerplay by Yurgen Ilaender (Mr. I)

LOOK AT MY PYRAMID, POINTING TO THE SKY

(make a pyramid with fingers)

SEE MY CROOK AND FLAIL, HELD UP HIGH

(each curved pointer finger up in the air)

HERE IS MY CROWN, I AM A PHARAOH

(hands on top to head, fingers up like a crown)

I LIVED IN ANCIENT EGYPT, LONG LONG AGO

(make pyramid once again)

ANCIENT THEBES

(Gary Huntbatch)

Chorus:

Ancient Thebes now (called) named Luxor

Home of the valley of the Kings and Queens

The whole of the west bank at Luxor

Is honeycombed with tombs

Many Temples and a Palace

With mortuary rooms

The ruins of a villiage

Where tomb decorators lived

And the many craftsmen

Who built statues & monuments

Chorus

All the tombs are numbered so we will not forget

The many people buried there some are famous some are not

Kings and Queens and noblemen their families and Priests

But to qualify for a tomb first you had to be deceased….(your dead right)

The palace built at Luxor Amun was worshipped as their god

Was built to honour Amenhotep Each Pharaoh his son would be

Each temple honoured a king or queen A yearly celebration honoured this

Some were good but some were mean Called the Beautiful feast of the valley

Chorus

THE MIDDLE KINGDOM

At the end of the old kingdom the ruling Pharaohs were weak. The Egyptian

people were suffering. Mentuhotep, made Thebes the new capital. He was able to

unite the people and make Egypt strong once again. This we call the middle kingdom,

2130 to 1560 BC, covering the 11th to the 17th dynasties.

The Pharaohs, Amenemhet, Senusret , Amenemhet the 3rd and Senusret

the 3rd helped restore Egypt’s wealth and power. Egyptian influence

expanded to other lands. Near the end of the middle kingdom Egypt became weak once

again and was invaded and conquered by the Hyksos.

The Egyptians were very creative during the time of the Middle Kingdom. They built massive temples, created many beautiful works of art and designed dazzling

jewelry. They invented and developed many things that we still use in modern times. They also developed a style of writing called Hieroglyphics. Special students called ‘Scribes’ were taught to write the hieroglyphics.

The Ancient Egyptians believed in many Gods. They had a God for the sky, a God

for the Sun, a God for Water, even a God for the Scribes who wrote the hieroglyphics.

HIEROGLYPHICS

Yurgen Ilaender (Mr. I)

Chorus; HIEROGLYPHICS, HIEROGLYPHICS,

LET’S WRITE IT DOWN WITH HIEROGLYPHICS,

HIEROGLYPHICS, HIEROGLYPHICS,

LET’S WRITE IT DOWN WITH HIEROGLYPHICS

Verse 1 – CAN’T USE NUMBERS, NOT INVENTED YET,

CAN’T EVEN USE, THE SIMPLE ALPHABET

WANT TO WRITE A STORY, WANT TO WRITE IT ALL

USE HIEROGLYPHICS, PICTURES ON THE WALL

chorus

Verse 2 – CAN’T USE PAPER, NOT INVENTED YET,

HAVE TO USE PAPYRUS, HOPE IT’S NOT TOO WET

WANT TO KEEP RECORDS, WRITE DOWN THE FACTS

DRAW IT ON PAPYRUS, PICTURES KEEP TRACK

chorus

Verse 3 – CAN’T USE BOOKS, NOT INVENTED YET

WHERE CAN WE WRITE IT, SO WE DON’T FORGET

CONNECT THE PAPYRUS, INTO A LONG ROLL

AS WE READ WE UNROLL IT, THIS IS CALLED A SCROLL

Chorus

LOOK WHAT CAME FROM EGYPT

Yurgen Ilaender (Mr. I)

Chorus: LOOK WHAT CAME FROM EGYPT, LOOK WHAT CAME FROM EGYPT

LOOK WHAT CAME FROM EGYPT, LONG, LONG, LONG AGO

THE EGYPTIANS WERE A CLEVER CREW, LOTS OF THINGS THAT ME AND YOU

USE TODAY ——– EVERY DAY. WE’RE INVENTED IN ANCIENT EGYPT.

Verse 1 :

THEY WERE THE FIRST TO USE A PEN. MADE FROM A PLANT, THEY USED THE STEM.

INK THEY INVENTED, TO WRITE THE SCROLL, LIKE A PAPER TOWEL, YOU COULD UNROLL

Shortened Chorus: LOOK WHAT CAME FROM EGYPT, LONG, LONG, LONG AGO

THE EGYPTIANS WERE A CLEVER LOT, MANY THINGS THAT YOU HAVE GOT

IN YOUR HOME, YOU’RE COZY HOME, WE’RE INVENTED IN ANCIENT EGYPT

Verse 2: THE MAKE-UP AROUND YOUR MOTHER’S EYES

SAFETY PINS AND HAIR TIES,

WIGS AND GLOVES AND THAT’S NOT ALL

BOARD GAMES, MARBLES, AND THE FUN TOY BALL

Shortened Chorus: LOOK WHAT CAME FROM EGYPT, LONG, LONG, LONG AGO

Bridge: AND CANDY, DELICIOUS CANDY, MADE WITH HONEY, FROM THE BEES.

THE EGYPTIANS WERE A CLEVER BUNCH

THE BREAD THAT’S WAITING IN YOUR LUNCH

WAS BAKED, IN AN OVEN

THAT WAS FIRST INVENTED IN EGYPT

Verse 3: SOME INSTRUMENTS THAT YOU DO BLOW,

THE CLARINET AND THE OBOE,

AND A VERY, VERY, OLD TRUMPET

WAS FOUND IN THE TOMB OF OLD KING TUT.

Full Chorus:

LOOK WHAT CAME FROM EGYPT, LOOK WHAT CAME FROM EGYPT,

LOOK WHAT CAME FROM EGYPT, LONG, LONG LONG AGO

SONG OF THE GODS

Yurgen Ilaender (Mr. I)

Chorus: THIS IS THE SONG OF THE GODS,THIS IS THE SONG OF THE GODS.

RA: The SUN GOD, the KING OF GODS. RA was the creator of the universe,

the Father of all Gods.

THOTH: The GOD OF SCRIBES. The God of writing was often shown as a man with the head of an ibis.

HATHOR: The GODDESS OF LOVE AND BEAUTY, the GODDESS OF MOTHERHOOD was often shown as a cow, or as a woman with horns.

HAPY: THE GOD OF THE NILE. The Egyptians prayed to HAPY for a good flood.

Chorus: THIS IS THE SONG OF THE GODS……………

HORUS: The GOD OF THE SKY. Ancient Egyptians believed their Pharaoh was an earthly form of this sky God.

BES: The Goddess of the Home and Hearth. Bes was a noisy God who fought off evil forces by singing and dancing.

La la la la la – La la la la la La la la la la – la – la !

Chorus: THIS IS THE SONG OF THE GODS………

ANUBIS: The God of Mummies. This jackal-headed God was the protector of mummies and tombs.

OSIRIS: The God of the Afterworld. This mummy-shaped God ruled the land of the dead. His skin was green, symbolizing new life after death.

Chorus: THIS IS THE SONG OF THE GODS.

NEW KINGDOM NARRATION

The new kingdom covers the 18th to the 20th dynasties, 1560 to 1085 BC. During this time Egypt became the world’s strongest power. Egyptian kings became more aggressive. They developed new military techniques, such as the horse drawn chariots. They conquered many new lands. But this aggression would ultimately lead to their downfall.

The Pharaoh, AKHENATEN, was less aggressive. He focused more on changing old Egyptian religious practices. He wanted the people to worship only one God. This

distraction enabled people from other countries to start making attacks upon Egypt. The Pharaohs Seti and Ramses the 2nd were able to restore some order and balance for awhile. And Tutankamen, whom we know as King Tut, brought back the old religious practices with the many Gods once again.

However,Egypt was doomed. After the 20th dynasties Egypt was ruled by kings who came from other lands. First, the Egyptians were conquered by the Assyrians, then the Persians, then Alexander the Great, from Macedonia. Alexander the Great was succeeded by his General, named Ptolemy. The Ptolemy line ruled Egypt for 300 peaceful years. Cleopatra, also a Macedonian, joined with Marc Anthony to try to fight off the Romans, but lost the battle and Egypt became part of the Roman Empire in 31 BC.

STRUT KING TUT

Anise Abdulla

STRUT KING TUT, STRUT KING TUT, STRUT KING TUT, DOWN THE NILE

HERE COMES A MUMMY WITH NO TUMMY,

HERE COMES A MUMMY DOWN THE NILE.

HERE COMES ANNUBIS WITH HIS FINAL KISS

HERE COMES ANNUBIS DOWN THE NILE

HERE COMES RA, TWINKLING LIKE A STAR

HERE COMES RA, DOWN THE NILE

HERE COMES RAMSES, RAMSES THE SECOND

HERE COMES RAMSES, DOWN THE NILE

HERE COMES NEFERTITI, LOOKING VERY PRETTY

HERE COMES NEFERTITI, DOWN THE NILE.

HERE COME THE SCRIBES WITH THEIR WIVES

HERE COME THE SCRIBES DOWN THE NILE

STRUT KING TUT, STRUT KING TUT, STRUT KING TUT,

DOWN THE NILE.

HERE COMES A HIPPO, WHICH WAY DID HE GO

HERE COMES A HIPPO, DOWN THE NILE.

STRUT KING TUT, STRUT KING TUT, STRUT KING TUT,

DOWN THE NILE.

HERE COMES A CROCODILE, WATCH OUT FOR HIS SMILE, HERE COMES A CROCODILE, DOWN THE NILE.

STRUT KING TUT, STRUT KING TUT, STRUT KING TUT,

DOWN THE NILE.

CLEOPATRA, QUEEN OF THE NILE

(Gary Huntbatch)

Cleopatra, Cleopatra …….the last of the pharaohs

She was called………………. Queen of the kings

She was called………………..Queen of the kings

With her brother they ruled Egypt….Till they had an argument

So they both raised an army……..…To war was their intent

Julius Caesar was asked……………To decide who should win

Concealed in a rug…………….She was smuggled in to see him

Chorus

Cleopatra, charismatic……………….intelligent and smart

Caesar and she………………………A love affair they did start

When Caesar he was killed………… Mark Anthony fell in love

With the powerful Cleopatra……….But Rome did not approve

Bridge

Rome warred with Mark Anthony……Who fought a losing battle

So he retreated and he went ………To find his love Cleopatra

The life of Cleopatra………………Ended after that war

Defeated she knew………She would rule Egypt no more

To no longer be a pharaoh…………..Was so hard to take

She died when she was bitten…….By a poisonous snake

Chorus X 2 and end

EGYPTIAN CATS

Gary Huntbatch

THE CAT, THE CAT, THE FURRY LITTLE KITTY

BUT EGYPTIAN CATS WERE MUCH MORE THAN THAT.

NOT TO HARM A KITTY WAS THE LAW OF THE LAND

THEY WERE TREATED WITH RESPECT DO YOU UNDERSTAND

EGYPTIANS WORSHIPPED THE FELINE AS A GODDESS

THEY ASKED THEM FOR PROTECTION OR FOR A GOOD HARVEST

WHEN SOMEONE DIED THERE WOULD BE LOTS OF ROOM

FOR THEIR MUMMIFIED KITTY WITH THEM IN THEIR TOMB

WHEN SOMEONE DIED THERE WOULD BE LOTS OF ROOM

FOR THEIR MUMMIFIED KITTY WITH THEM IN THEIR TOMB.

Chorus: SO, THE KITTY THE CAT (THE KITTY THE CAT)

NOT THE ONE IN THE HAT (NOT THE ONE IN THE HAT)

WERE GODDESSES IN EGYPT (WE’RE GODDESSES IN EGYPT)

WOW ! FANCY THAT !

SHE KILLED A SERPENT WITH HER CLAWS DID THE GODDESS MAFDET

A CAT-HEADEAD WOMAN WAS THE GODDESS BASTET

SHE WAS THE GODDESS OF PLEASURE, BIRTH AND FERTILITY

MUSIC, DANCE, AND SUNRISE AND THE FAMILY

THE GODDESS OF EVIL, SEKHEMET THEY NAMED HER

OVER ALL THINGS BAD LIKE PESTILENCE AND WAR

WHEN WORSHIPPED TOGETHER WITH GODDESS BASTET

THEY WERE THE BALANCE OF NATURE, WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THAT,

WHEN WORSHIPPED TOGETHER WITH GODDESS BASTET

THEY WERE THE BALANCE OF NATURE, WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THAT.

Chorus

ANCIENT EGYPT

Yurgen Ilaender (Mr. I)

Chorus: EGYPT, EGYPT ANCIENT EGYPT

THE VALLEY OF THE KINGS, THE VALLEY OF THE QUEENS.

EGYPT EGYPT, ANCIENT EGYPT

WE HAVE LEARNED SO MANY THINGS.

JEAN CHAMPOLLION, DECIPHERED THE ROSETTA STONE

NOW WE DON’T GET IN A TIFF,TRYING TO READ A HIEROGLYPH

BACK 5000 YEARS, FAR, FAR AWAY FROM HERE

IT’S AMAZING WHAT THEY DID, BUILDING ALL THOSE PYRAMIDS

Chorus:

PHAROAHS RULED THIS ANCIENT LAND, BUILT MONUMENTS UPON THE SAND

GREW CROPS IN FERTILE VALLEYS, MOSTLY WHEAT AND BARLEY

THEY WORSHIPPED GODS AND GODDESSES IN MANY DIFFERENT TEMPLES

AND WARED WITH FOREIGN CONTRIES TO CONQUER OR DEFEND THEIR LAND

Chorus:

(And we had fun too!)

REPRISE: GIFT OF THE NILE

EGYPT, HOME OF THE PYRAMIDS

EGYPT, GIFT OF THE NILE

WE’VE TAKEN QUITE A TRIP,

ALONG THE RIVER NILE

THE LONGEST RIVER IN THE WORLD,

WE’VE BEEN GONE FOR QUITE AWHILE.

WE VISITED THE PYRAMIDS OF LONG, LONG AGO

SAW THE VALLEY OF THE KINGS,

AND THE GREAT PHARAOHS.

(Chorus)

EGYPT, HOME OF THE PYRAMIDS,

EGYPT, GIFT OF THE NILE.

BUILDING A PYRAMID

Gary Huntbatch

Gary goes back in time to be there as they build the first pyramid.

Rather than using the traditional story of cutting the limestone blocks with chisels and hammers,

wetting the wooden chisels so that the limestone will crack, bringing the blocks across the Nile on boats, then dragging the blocks across the sand and putting them in to place with ropes and much human muscle….

Gary presents a different idea on how the pyramids were built.

It all happened so long ago and is still shrouded in mystery.

We hope you enjoy this story!