The A side was "Margie", a jazz and pop standard, paired in a medley with "Singin' the Blues".

The melody has a strong Klezmer influence, with the chorus based on a phrase from "Nokh A Bisl" by J. Kammen.

In the Bronx of New York City Lived a girl, she's not so pretty; Lena is her name.

Lena's girlfriend Arabella Let her meet an Arab fella Who she thought was grand.

On a camel's back a-swaying You could hear Miss Lena playing Over the desert sand.

She didn't know the new ones All she knew were blue ones And Yusef sat and listened all day long (or: Till Yusef sat and listened in his tent) And as he tried to kiss her You heard that Arab whisper, "Oh Lena, how I love to hear your song!"

Each movement of her wrist Just makes them shake and twist; They simply can't resist.