Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
The B-52's
Performer
Fred Schneider
Vocals
Kate Pierson
Vocals
Ricky Wilson
Keyboards
Yogi Horton
Drums
Keith Strickland
Guitar
David Byrne
Guitar
TOM DURACK
Remixer
Steve Scales
Percussion
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Fred Schneider
Songwriter
Ricky Helston Wilson
Songwriter
Kate Pierson
Songwriter
Keith Strickland
Songwriter
Cindy Wilson
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Butch Jones
Engineer
David Byrne
Producer
Nile Rodgers
Producer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Turn your watch, turn your watch back
About a hundred thousand years
A hundred thousand years
I'll meet you by the third pyramid, I'll meet you by the third pyramid
Oh come on, that's what I want
We'll meet in Mesopotamia, oh-oh
[Verse 2]
We're going down to meet and feel those vibrations
I know a neat excavation
I ain't no student of ancient culture
Before I talk, I should read a book
But there's one thing that I do know
There's a lot of ruins in Mesopotamia
[Verse 3]
Six or eight thousand years ago
They laid down the law
Six or eight thousand years ago
They laid down the law
[Verse 4]
I'll meet you by the third pyramid, I'll meet you by the third pyramid
Oh come on, that's what I want
We'll meet in Mesopotamia, oh-oh
[Verse 5]
We're going down to meet and feel those vibrations
I know a neat excavation
Mesopotamia, that's where I wanna go
Mesopotamia, that's where I wanna go
Now I ain't no student of ancient culture
Before I talk, I should read a book
But there's one thing that I do know
There's a lot of ruins in Mesopotamia
[Verse 6]
Six or eight thousand years ago
They laid down the law
Six or eight thousand years ago
They laid down the law
In Mesopotamia
They laid down the law
In Mesopotamia
Written by: Cindy Wilson, Fred Schneider, Kate Pierson, Keith Strickland, Ricky Helston Wilson