Once upon a time in exotic Egypt br The sun burnt the Nile's cheek br As it flowed eternally through the valley br And spoke of divine mysteries br The golden Sahara listened silently br To the echoes of the centuries br br The pyramids spoke of defying time standing tall proudly br Stories of kings and queens who bowed to time their enemy br But their names they spoke of carving into Egypt's face eternally br From Ramses, Hatshepsut, king tut to Cleopatra and Anthony br Their royal words sounding in Aswan Alexandria and Nubia br br The keeper of ancient history homed god's letters to humanity br When Moses breathed life on Egyptian territory br And on Mount Sinai god spoke his message to him br When the holly family of Jesus and Mary escaped King Herod's army br Leaving Jesus' footprint in Sakha and in Matariya Mary's famed tree br And when Muhammad declared in Egypt forever peace lives br br And so it flows the Nile a stream of fulfilled and unfulfilled destinies br On both its banks wise, sophisticated warm faces br Tell Egypt's story of continuity br And the Sahara that slept to the sound of the Nile's stories br Told its own stories of love and peace that maintain Egypt's prosperity br But all Egypt's stories start… once upon a time in heaven. br Once upon a time in Egyptbr br sally sh.