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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Toby Keith
Lead Vocals
Clayton Ivey
Keyboards
Glenn Worf
Bass Guitar
James Stroud
Percussion
Jerry McPherson
Electric Guitar
John Wesley Ryles
Background Vocals
Julian King
Percussion
Paul Franklin
Steel Guitar
Scott Emerick
Acoustic Guitar
Shannon Forrest
Drums
Wes Hightower
Background Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Toby Keith
Songwriter
Scotty Emerick
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Toby Keith
Producer
David Bryant
Assistant Recording Engineer
James Stroud
Producer
Ricky Cobble
Recording Engineer
Julian King
Mixing Engineer
Williams Hank
Mastering Engineer
Jake Burns
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Rich Hanson
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I'm just a middle-aged, middle-eastern camel herding man
I got a little, 2 bedroom cave here in North Afghanistan
Things used to be real nice and they got out of hand when they moved in
They call themselves the Taliban
(Ooh, yeah, the Taliban, the Taliban, baby, oh, yeah)
[Verse 2]
Now I ain't seen my wife's face since they came here
They make her wear a scarf over her head that covers her from ear to ear
She loves the desert and the hot white sand
But man she's just like me, nah she can't stand
The Taliban (Ooh, the Taliban, baby)
[Verse 3]
You know someday soon we're both gonna saddle up and it'll be
Ride, camel, ride
My old lady she'll be here with me, just smiling right by my side
We should do just fine out around Palestine or maybe Turkmenistan
We'll bid a fair adieu and flip the finger to the Taliban
[Verse 4]
I know where you coming from brother
This is a patriotic love song
So y'all feel free to salute if you want to
You got my permission
[Verse 5]
Now they attacked New York City 'cause they thought they could win
Said they would, stand and fight until the very bloody end
Mr. Bush got on the phone with Iraq and Iran and said now
You sons-of-bitches you better not be doing any business with the Taliban
[Verse 6]
So we prayed to Allah with all of our might
Until those big U.S. jets came flying one night
They dropped little bombs all over their holy land
And man you should have seen them run like rabbits, they ran
The Taliban
[Verse 7]
You know someday soon we're both gonna saddle up and it'll be
Ride, camel, ride
My old lady she'll be here with me, just smiling right by my side
We should do just fine out around Palestine or maybe Turkmenistan
We'll bid a fair adieu and flip a couple fingers to the Taliban
We'll bid a fair adieu and flip a big boner to the Taliban
Taliban
Written by: Scotty Emerick, Toby Keith