At words poetic, I'm so pathetic
That I always have found it best
Instead of getting 'em off my chest
Just let 'em rest unexpressed
I hate parading my serenading
'Cause I'll probably miss a bar
But if this ditty is not so pretty
At least it's gonna tell you how great you are

You're the top, you're the Colosseum
You're the top, you're the Louvre museum
You're a melody from a symphony by Strauss
You're a Bendel bonnet, a Shakespeare sonnet
You're Mickey Mouse
You're the Nile, you're the Tower of Pisa
You're the smile on the Mona Lisa
I'm a worthless check, a total wreck, a flop
But if baby, I'm the bottom, you're the top

[Instrumental Break]

You're the top, you're a real Jim Dandy
Yes, you're the top, you're Napoleon Brandy
You're the purple light of a summer night in Spain
You're the National Gallery, you're Bob Hope's salary
You're cellophane
You're sublime, you're a turkey dinner
You're the time of a Derby winner
I'm a toy balloon that's fated soon to pop
But if baby, I'm the bottom, you're the top