A Million Little Pieces Of My Mind

That '50s Album

Nausea

By: Paul S Cilwa Posted: 10/27/2026
Updated: 11/11/2026
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In the '50s. Peggy Lee sang about having Fever. If she were around today, she'd be suffering Nausea.
Estimated reading time: 2 minute(s) (246 words)

Peggy Lee was a legendary American singer, songwriter, and actress whose career spanned over six decades. Rising to fame in the 1940s as a star vocalist with Benny Goodman's big band, she later cultivated a sophisticated, remarkably understated vocal style defined by intimacy, cool restraint, and precise phrasing. As a prolific songwriter who penned hundreds of compositions—including classic hits like "Fever" and "Is That All There Is?" as well as the score for Disney's Lady and the Tramp—Lee broke boundaries for women in the music industry. Her minimalist arrangements, sultry delivery, and fearless artistic reinvention left an enduring imprint on jazz, pop, and vocal performance, cementing her status as one of the 20th century's most influential musical artists.

And she wouldn't have liked Stephen Miller, either.

Nausea

By Paul S Cilwa · Performed by Paula Lee

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
You walk in,
I turn pale.
You say "Hi,"
I want to bail.

[Chorus]
Nausea, like bad shrimp.
Nausea, like a boat.
Nausea, when you whisper.
Nausea, in my throat.

[Verse 2]
Eve took a bite,
Big mistake.
I took a date,
Worse mistake.

[Verse 3]
Cleopatra
Chose the snake.
Honey, now I get it,
For goodness' sake.

[Final Chorus]
Nausea, like bad shrimp.
Nausea, like a boat.
Nausea, when you whisper.
Nausea, in my throat.

[Outro (whispered, then one last snap)]
Take your cologne
And please... just go.
What a lovely way to hurl.