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Harem Holiday
(Peter Andreoli / Vince Poncia Jr.)

Copyright Elvis Presley Music Inc.

As sung by Elvis in the 1965 movie "Harum Scarum"

Soundtrack recording for MGM - Harum Scarum - February 24-26, March 9, 1965 - RCA's Studio B - Nashville
February 26

SPA3 6755-02 (tr) Rhythm track and original vocals

March 9

SPA3 6755-02 (tr) - Repaired vocal overdub - Splice of takes 7 and 6

October 1965 LP RCA LSP 3468 Harum Scarum
Outtakes:

Takes 1 (Incomplete) and 2: November 10, 2003 CD FTD 82876-53369-2 Harum Scarum

Gonna travel, gonna travel wild and free
I'm gonna pack my bags because this great big world is calling me
Every pretty girl's gonna know I'm around
They're gonna know I'm in town on a harem holiday

Twenty women, twenty women by my side
I'm gonna kiss them all, because I've gotta keep 'em satisfied
Gonna have the best time money can buy
I'm gonna be flying high on a harem holiday

* chorus
If Romeo had a harem holiday
You can bet that Juliet would have never been his girl forever

Gonna go back, gonna catch that midnight plane
Twenty dancing girls are waiting just to call my name
Gonna have a ball, I ain't gonna waste no time
I'm gonna make 'em all mine on a harem holiday

repeat *

Gonna travel, gonna travel wild and free
I'm gonna pack my bags because this great big world is calling me
Every pretty girl's gonna know I'm around
They're gonna know I'm in town on a harem holiday