Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song Napoleon, artist - Lena Horne. Album song Jamaica, in the genre Мюзиклы
Date of issue: 15.10.1957
Record label: The Blue Bridge
Song language: English
Napoleon |
Napoleon’s a pastry |
Bismarck is a herring |
Alexander’s a crème de cacao mixed with rum |
And Herbie Hoover is a vacuum |
Columbus is a circle and a day off |
Pershing is a square, what a pay-off |
Julius Caesar is just a salad on a shelf |
So, little brother, get wise to yourself |
Life’s a bowl and it’s full of cherry pits |
Play it big and it throws you for a loop |
That’s the way with fate, comes today, we’re great |
Comes tomorrow, we’re tomato soup |
Napoleon’s a pastry |
Get this under your brow |
What once useta be a roosta' |
Is just a dusta' now |
Napoleon’s a pastry |
DuBarry is a lipstick |
Pompadour’s a hairdo |
Good Queen Mary just floats along from pier to pier |
Venus De Milo is a pink brassiere |
Sir Gladstone is a bag, ain’t it shocking? |
And the mighty Kaiser, just a stocking |
The Czar of Russia is now a jar of caviar |
And Cleopatra is a black cigar |
Yes, my honey lamb, Swift is just a ham |
Lincoln’s a tunnel, Coolidge is a dam |
Yes, my noble lads, comes today, we’re fads |
Comes tomorrow, we are subway ads |
Homer is just a swat |
Get this under your brow |
All these bigwig controversials |
Are just commercials now |
Better get your jug of wine |
And loaf of love |
Before that final vow |
Napoleon’s a pastry |
Caesar is a salad |
Get it while you’re able |