Napoleon

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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