Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song Napoleon , by - Lena Horne. Song from the album Jamaica, in the genre МюзиклыRelease date: 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 |