especially in the early 20th century: "Hoolah! Hoolah!" "Dance of the Midway" "Coochi-Coochi Polka" "Danse Du Ventre" "In My Harem" by Irving Berlin "Kutchy Kutchy" ''Strut, Miss Lizzie'' by Creamer and Layton In Italy, the melody is often sung with the words "Te ne vai o no? Te ne vai sì o no?" ("Are you leaving or not? Are you leaving, yes or no?"). That short tune is used to invite an annoying person to move along, or at least to shut up. In 1934, during the Purim festivities in Tel Aviv, the song received Hebrew lyrics jokingly referring to the Book of Esther and its characters (Ahasaurus, Vashti, Haman and Esther) written by Natan Alterman, Israel's foremost lyricist of the time. It was performed by the "Matateh" troupe, under the name "נעמוד בתור / Na'amod Bator" ("we will stand in line"). 1900s "Scherzo for String Quartet" by Charles Ives (1904) 1920s The "Little Egypt" segment of the World's Columbian Exposition scene in Show Boat (1927) 1930s "Twilight in Turkey" by the Raymond Scott Quintette (1937) 1940s This tune is quoted in Luther Billis' dance in "Honey Bun" from the musical South Pacific. (1949) "Bonaparte's Retreat" by Pee Wee King (1949) 1950s "Istanbul (Not Constantinople)" by The Four Lads (1953) and They Might Be Giants (1990) "Native Dancer" by Abner Silver and Al Hoffman, recorded by Rusty Draper (1953) "Nellie the Elephant" by Ralph Butler (1956) "Teenager's Mother (Are You Right?)" by Bill Haley & His Comets (1956) "Ek Ladki Bheegi Bhaagi Si" from the motion picture Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi (1958) "Oriental Rock" by Bill Haley & His Comets (1958) 1960s "The Sheik of Araby" performed by the Beatles during their 1962 Decca audition, with George Harrison as the lead singer and Pete Best on the drums (this track can be found on Anthology 1). "Egyptian Surf" by The Temptations (New York vocal group) (1963) "I've Got the Skill" by Jackie Ross (US #89, 1964) "Revolution 9" by the Beatles (1968) "Funky Mule" by Buddy Miles Express (1968) 1970s "The Grand Wazoo" by Frank Zappa (1972) "Sharon" by David Bromberg (1972) "Uragiri No Machikado (裏切りの街角)" by Kai Band (甲斐バンド) (1975) "Pra Lá de Bagdá" by The Fevers (1975) "You Scared the Lovin' Outta Me" by Funkadelic (1976) "Open Sesame" by Kool & the Gang (1976) "One for the Vine" by Genesis (1976) "Egyptian Reggae" by Jonathan Richman and the