Napoleon

by FroThe BWay musical Jamaica

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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
 
 5   -3  5 -3  5   -5
 
Bis-mark is a her-ring
 
5 -3* 5  -3*  -2   3* -3* 5  -3*
 
Al-ex-an-der’s a crème de co-coa
 
  3*   -2  -3
 
Mixed with rum
 
 1  -1  -2  -3   5 -5* 5 -3* 3 -2
 
And Her-bie Hoo-ver is a vac-u-um
 
5   5  -3  5 -3  5  -5  -5*-5  5  -3
 
Co-lum-bus is a cir-cle and a day off
 
 5   -3   5 -3 5   -5    6  -5  5  -3 
 
Per-shing is a sq-uare. What a pay-off
 
 5  -3*  5  -3* -2  3* -3* 5 -3* -3 -2 -3
 
Jul-ius Cae-sar is just a sal-ad on a shelf
 
1  -1  -2   -3   5   -5*  5  -3*  3    -2
 
So lit-tle broth-er, get wise to your-self
 
 -2    3  3*  -3*  5    -2  3   3* -3*  5
 
Life’s a bowl and it’s full of cher-ry pits
 
 -3 -3*  5  -5  5    -6   -5   3* 3  -2
 
Play it big and it throws you for a loop
 
  -2    3   3*  -3*  5
 
That’s the way with fate
 
 -2   3   3*   -3*    5
 
Comes to-day, we’re great
 
 -3   -3  5   5     5   5  5  5   5
 
Comes to-mor-row, we’re to-ma-to soup
 
5  5  -3  5  -3  5  -5
 
Na-po-le-on’s a pas-try
 
-2   3   -3  5   -5   6
 
Get this un-der your brow
 
 -2   3   -3 -3*-4 5  -6   5
 
What once us-ta-be a roos-ter
 
-3* -3 -2 -2  -2  -2
 
Is just a dus-ter now
 
 3   3   3   3    3  3   3
 
Bet-ter get your jug of wine
 
 3   3   3   3   3   -3   -2  -2 -2  -2
 
And loaf of love be-fore that fi-nal bow