All day and all of the night
It’s the in place to be
Summer’s here and the time is right
To go on down to the Dead Sea
Well, now’s the time to get physical
Now that the winter’s gone
The highway here’s an endless stream of vehicles
Rolling in from dusk till dawn
Fleets of buses come down here
With getaway groupies from the city
Those English girls may not be of the 'tribe'
But man, they’re sure looking pretty
Summer’s here and the time is right
Vacation time’s here and I’m ready
It’s a long way from Brooklyn but here it’s all right
I don’t wanna go away from Ein Gedi
A pretty pair of eyes followed me outside
And I knew I was in love once more
Just me and her walking on the wild side
Just me and her walking by the Dead Sea shore
Just me and her hiking up Nahal Arugot
And getting soaked together under the waterfall
We’ll take the suicide snake path up Masada
And make it back in time to light the campfire by nightfall
Summer’s here and the time is right ...
After a daylong hike the pain really lingers
By nighttime I was feeling really sore
So she touched me with her magic fingers
Before I knew it, I wasn’t hurting anymore
We made love, then she got dressed
And caught the half-past-midnight 486
She slipped away among the shadows of the night
She pulled out one of her mean tricks
When I realized what she did, I almost flipped my lid
I had to try real hard to keep my nerves steady
No one could love me the way she did
She stole my heart and ran away from Ein Gedi
(Gonna get that girl, gonna get that bus
Gonna get that girl, gonna get that bus
Gonna get that girl, gonna get that bus
Gonna get that girl, gonna get that bus … )
©2023 The Hesh Inc.
Ein Gedi is actually one of the most beautiful places in Israel. You have to hike into the Judean mountains away from the Dead Sea, via a trail on the side of the canyon, until you get to the waterfall hidden away from the surrounding desert. (Just don't hike by yourself, there are wild panthers watching you keenly and might take you for their next meal!) The waterfall and natural swimming area are well worth the hike.
I wrote the song during my army service in the mid-1980s. I had come back from such a hike with my unit, and on a night not long afterward I had a dream about the events I described in the lyrics. (I never did find the girl.) As for the music, I'd call it a midtempo rocker, with an outro that would be uptempo to the point of frantic.
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