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Artist: Tom Tom Club
Canonical path: /tom-tom-club/l-elephant
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L'elephant
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L'elephant
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L'éléphant et l'hippopotame
(Se) Sont déguisés en hommes
(Ils) Ont marché au beau village
Marché, marché, marché, marché
Sur le chemin, (ils) ont rencontré
Des enfants des hommes
Et des femmes qui courraient
Courraient, courraient, courraient, courraient
Tout en courrant, les femmes pleuraient
Pleuraient des grosses larmes
Grosses gouttes, grosses larmes
Tombaient, tombaient, tombaient, tombaient
L'éléphant et l'hippopotame
Voulaient savoir ce qu'elles avaient
Voulaient savoir la raison qu'elles
Pleuraient, pleuraient, pleuraient, pleuraient
Un enfant, tout terrifié
S'est arrêté pour leur parler
Sa bouche ouvrait, mais il est resté
Muet, muet, muet, muet
Enlevez vos costumes bêtes
Leur chantaient les oiseaux
Gobe-mouches pipits, chouettes et hiboux
Chantaient, chantaient, chantaient, chantaient
C'est la guerre, la guerre des hommes
Ils se sont disputés
Tout autour, ils veulent tuer
Tuer, tuer, tuer, tuer
Tuer, tuer, tuer, tuer
Tuer, tuer, tuer, tuer
Tuer, tuer, tuer, tuer
Tuer, tuer, tuer, tuer
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