I'm dancing on the White House lawn   Sipping tea by the Taj Mahal at dawn   Hanging round the gardens of Babylon   Minnie Mouse has got it all sewn up   She gets more fan mail than the Pope   She takes the mickey out of all my phobias   Like signing cheques to ward off double pneumonia   Life is a minestrone   Served up with parmesan cheese   Death is a cold Lasagne   Suspended in deep freeze   I'm leaning on the Tower of Pisa   Had an eyeful of the tower in France   I'm hanging round the gardens of Madison   And the seat of learning   And the flush of success   Relieves a constipated mind   I'm like a gourmet in a skid row diner   A fitting menu for a dilettante   Life is a minestrone   Served up with parmesan cheese   Death is a cold Lasagne   Suspended in deep freeze   Love is a fire of flaming brandy   Upon a crepe suzette   Let's get this romance cooking, honey   But let us not forget   Life is a minestrone   Served up with parmesan cheese   Death is a cold Lasagne   Suspended in deep freeze