Camel!

All Around This World found inspiration in the creation of this camel-friendly African desert song from many sources, such as the phenomenal music of Tinariwen, YouTube videos of Tuareg nomads riding camels and songs from the Smithsonian Folkways recording, “Tuareg Music from the Southern Sahara.”

Country: Mali
Language: originally in Tamashek
Genre: Desert rock

Lyrics of All Around This World version

Hey ya hey ya, Hey ya hey ya, Hey ya hey ya, Hey ya hey ya, Hey ya hey ya, Hey ya hey ya, Hey ya hey ya, Hey ya . . . CAMEL!
Riding a camel is uncomfortable
Walking through the desert is difficult

Running through the desert is impossible

Hopping through the desert is inadvisable.
The desert is hot, the desert is hot, the desert is hot, the desert is hot
So riding a camel is wonderful! Riding a camel is wonderful! Riding a camel is wonderful Riding a camel is wonderful.
Hey ya hey ya, Hey ya hey ya, Hey ya hey ya, Hey ya hey ya, Hey ya hey ya, Hey ya hey ya, Hey ya hey ya, Hey ya . . . CAMEL!

Tuaregs and their camels