The Musketeers
Composer(s): Bert Kalmar - Harry Ruby
Performer(s): The Marx Brothers



Unless we tell you who we are, you'll never guess
We're not Napoleon or da Vinci
A lot of people think we are, but none the less
We're not Napoleon or da Vinci
We're not even Washington or Lincoln
Jefferson or Alexander Carr
You'd be wrong whoever you begin on
So we'll let you in on who we are
So stand by, unseen listeners

We're four of the three musketeers
We've been together for years
Eenie, meenie, minee (car horn)
Four of the three musketeers
We live by the sword, by the sea, by the way
And we fight day and night
And we sleep night and day
My country 'tis of thee
Land of the light wines and beers
We're cheered from Cologne to Algiers
Each time our motto appears
It's one for all and two for five
We're four of the three musketeers

When the Queen needs recreation
And she strolls along the path
Where are we?
Right by her side

When she's filled with jubilation
Or consumed with raging wrath
Where are we?
Right by her side

We've sworn that we'd shield and protect her
We're her guardsmen, true and tried

When she gets up in the morning
And she slips into her bath
Where are we?
Far from the old folks at home

We're four of the three musketeers
We've been together for years
Athos, Pathos, Mathos (car horn)
Four of the three musketeers
We fight for the King, for the Queen, for the Jack
And we're first at the front
When the front's at the back
Three cheers for Richelieu
Here's how we give him the cheers
The foe trembles each time it hears
This motto ring in its ears
It's one for all and two for five
We're four of the three musketeers