These lyrics are actually a little off (pillars of salt and pillars of sand, bells a'ringing, once you go, saint peter won't). As for who is singing, Louis is close, but I think you're off by a couple of years. I think that the song is sung by Napoleon Bonaparte. Louis never really ruled the world, nor indeed did he aspire to. Napoleon came alot closer. Napoleon did indeed hear the bells ring in Jerusalem during the Egyptian Campaign. He sent out "missionaries to foreign lands" in the form of putting his family and friends onto the thrones of his various conquests. He certainly came to power in a less than gentle way. He heard "long live the king (well, emperor...), and at the end, did indeed "sweep the streets he used to own" in exile. By the end of his rule, he was feeling misunderstood, attacked from all sides both within and without, and had revolutionaries calling for his head. It is a common misconception that Napoleon led the Revolution. In point of fact, his rise to power replaced the Revolutionary government with, in effect, a new king. Regardless of all of that, it is one hell of a good song!