Steely Dan Database
I would love to tour the Southland in a trav'ling minstrel show; Yes, I'd love to tour the Southland in a trav'ling minstrel show. Yes, I'm dying to be a star and make them laugh, Sound just like the record on the phonograph. Those days are gone forever, over a long time ago, oh, yeah. I have never met Napoleon, but I plan to find the time; I have never met Napoleon, but I plan to find the time. 'Cause he looks so fine upon that hill; They tell me he was lonely, he's lonely still. Those days are gone forever, over a long time ago, oh, yeah. [solo -- over verse and chorus progression] I stepped up on the platform, the man gave me the news. He said, "You must be joking son; where did you get those shoes? Where did you get those shoes?" Well, I seen him on the T.V., the movie show; They say the times are changin' but I just don't know. These things are gone forever, over a long time ago, oh, yeah. fade with ad lib lyrics