Lena Horne - Napoleon Lyrics

Lyrics Napoleon - Lena Horne



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 controversial
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



Writer(s): HAROLD ARLEN, E. Y. HARBURG


Lena Horne - The Essential Lena Horne - The RCA Years
Album The Essential Lena Horne - The RCA Years
date of release
24-08-2010

1 Stormy Weather (From "Stormy Weather")
2 I Ain t Got Nothin But the Blues
3 Where or When (From "Babes In Arms")
4 How Long Has This Been Going On?
5 One For My Baby (And One More For The Road) (From "The Sky's The Limit")
6 What Is This Thing Called Love?
7 Let Me Love You
8 From This Moment On
9 Love Is The Thing
10 If You Can Dream
11 It's Love (From "Wonderful Town")
12 Summertime (From "Porgy and Bess")
13 That Old Feeling
14 Any Place I Hang My Hat Is Home (From "St. Louis Woman")
15 Mood Indigo, I'm Beginning to See the Light
16 Cole Porter Medley
17 Honeysuckle Rose
18 Ain't It de Truth
19 Give Me Love
20 Push De Button
21 Speak Low
22 The Rules of the Road
23 You Don't Have to Know the Language
24 Napoleon
25 I Concentrate On You
26 Take It Slow, Joe
27 Jule Styne Medley
28 I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart
29 The Man I Love
30 Watch What Happens
31 I Will Wait for You (From "The Umbrellas of Cherbourg")
32 Stormy Weather (From "Cotton Club Parade")




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