NAPOLEON

W: E.Y. Harburg

M: Harold Arlen

From: The B’Way musical “Jamaica”

Key: F

5  5  -3  5  -3* 5  -5

Na-po-le-on’s a pas-try

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Bis-mark is a her-ring

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Al-ex-an-der’s a crème de co-coa

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Mixed with rum

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And Her-bie Hoo-ver is a vac-u-um

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Co-lum-bus is a cir-cle and a day off

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Per-shing is a sq-uare. What a pay-off

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Jul-ius Cae-sar is just a sal-ad on a shelf

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So lit-tle broth-er, get wise to your-self

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Life’s a bowl and it’s full of cher-ry pits

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Play it big and it throws you for a loop

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That’s the way with fate

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Comes to-day, we’re great

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Comes to-mor-row, we’re to-ma-to soup

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Na-po-le-on’s a pas-try

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Get this un-der your brow

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What once us-ta-be a roos-ter

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Is just a dus-ter now

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Bet-ter get your jug of wine

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And loaf of love be-fore that fi-nal bow