Ahab the Arab

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"Ahab the Arab"
Single by Ray Stevens
from the album 1,837 Seconds of Humor
B-side	"It's Been So Long"
Released	May 1962
Genre	Novelty
Length	2:47 (single version) 3:45 (album version)
Label	Mercury
Songwriter(s)	Ray Stevens
Producer(s)	Shelby Singleton
Ray Stevens singles chronology
"Scratch My Back (I Love It)" (1961) "Ahab the Arab" (1962) "Furthermore" (1962)
Music video
Listen to "Ahab the Arab" (Official Music Video) on YouTube

"Ahab the Arab" (also written "Ahab, the Arab") is a novelty song written and recorded by Ray Stevens in 1962.