Young Rapoleon - (Bonny Bunch Of Roses-o) Wood Top Banjo

Young Rapoleon is a song I got from Joe Decosimo who got it from Dee Hicks. It`s inspired by another great old folk song called, The Bonny Bunch Of Roses-o. Banjo is in double C tuning (relative). I play it on a wood top banjo, index lead upstroke. Highly recommend checking out Joe`s channel if you like banjo and fiddle music. He has his own unique style that cuts deep. Here is the link to Joe performing this song:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9rGmrKK-Wo

Young Rapolen - Lyrics
Written by, Joeseph Decosimo?
Performed by Dan D. Dirges
Banjo tuning, low octave bEBEFsharp ( 1 2 5 tuning)

Up stepped Young Rapoleon and he took his mother by the hand,
Saying “Mother, don’t be angry for I am able to command.

I’ll take five hundred thousand, and across the mountains I will go.
And I will conquer Moscow and return with a bonny bunch of roses o.”

But when he got to Moscow, him a being overpowered by the ice and snow
And Moscow was a-blazing, so he lost his bonny bunch of roses o.

Then up spoke Young Rapoleon, as he lie upon his dying bed,
Saying “If I could’ve lived, I would’ve been glad, but oh I’ll drop my youthful head.”