I would love to tour the Southland   In a traveling minstrel show   Yes I'd love to tour the Southland   In a traveling minstrel show   Yes I'm dying to be a star and make them laugh   Sound just like a 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     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've seen 'em on the TV, the movie show   They say the times are changing but I just don't know   These things are gone forever   Over a long time ago, oh yeah