If someone asks

Alexander the Great in his eighteen years old
conquered the Persian empire
Joan of Arc laid  siege to Orleans before
Her full age and then was on fire
Mozart composed  his first symphony
being entirely a child
Just like Shirley Temple  in Hollywood history
Was the youngest who got the prize

...And if somebody asks me what I did all that time
I 'll reply …
I got an early night

Bobby Fisher was fourteen  when he became
A chess champion of the USA
Sin;ad O'Connor  tore up a picture
of Pope John Paul two on  air

Ozzy bit the bat’s head and inducted himself
into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Niko Pirosmani  sold everything to get
Million roses for his French female

...And let anyone  asks me what I did all that time
I 'll reply …
I got an early night

Our everything Pushkin  once touched on the raw
challenged to a duel in spades
And Paris the charming  stole Helen of Troy
And then the great war began

(Yes, I got an early night!)
(Just got an early night!)
(plainly, by rule and line!)
(short and precise!)
(Yes, I got an early night!)
(Just got an early night!)
(plainly, by rule and line!)
(short and precise!)
Good night!..