(When the Sultan goes to war) A popular song from 1915 Words by Jimmie Kaufmann and Archie Mayer Music by Wm J. Lewis
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Chorus:
Who’ll take care of the Harem
When the Sultan goes to war
He’s gone out in a world of harm
Leaving behind a poultry farm
He would die for Turkey
But he loves his chicken more
That’s the job I’d like to get
I wish it were for keeps
And I would do more in one day
Than Paul did in three weeks,
If he’d let me mind his Harem
When the Sultan goes to war
Chorus:
Who’ll take care of the Harem
When the Sultan goes to war,
He’s gone out in a world of harm
Leaving behind a poultry farm
He would die for Turkey
But he loves his chicken more
If I were his majesty
In leaves I’d dress them all
And then I’d close the windows
When the leaves began to fall
If he’d let me mind his Harem
When the Sultan goes to war