Lyr Req: Chanson pour les Petites Enfants (Buffett

Subject: LYR REQ: Has anyone heard...
From:
Date: 26 Jan 98 - 11:56 PM

I recall hearing a song on the radio, probably in the the early to mid 70's -- which no one else I know seems to remember. I seem to recall it being sung by a male accompanied by an acoustic guitar and little (if anything) else, I think.

The verses were in English, bits and pieces of which I remember and I believe this is (roughly) the first verse:

? ? Mr. Moon flew away in the night With his best friend Magnus(?) right by his side They flew through the milky way counting the stars Once around Venus, twice around Mars. The chorus was in French, which I do NOT know, so I won't attempt to mangle it too badly here. I want to say it involves something about "les petites enfants" as a rhymed couplet with "tout le monde", but I could just be completely insane. (I was very young at the time I heard it and my friends all think I made it up when I sing it to them in the hopes of jogging a memory!)

As always, any help is mucho appreciado!

(And yes, I posted this before but kind of buried it in a nother thread. Jinkies!!)

Subject: Lyr Add: CHANSON POUR LES PETITS ENFANTS (Buffett)
From: Wolfgang Hell
Date: 27 Jan 98 - 06:03 AM

I think you'll find below what you are looking for. It'll look kind of scrambled due the copy and paste. If you want to have it unscrambled go and have a look at the site where I found it.
Wolfgang

CHANSON POUR LES PETITS ENFANTS [Song for the little children]
By: Jimmy Buffett
1979

Now young Mister Moon flew away in the night
With his best friend Magnus right by his side
They soared through the Milky Way counting the stars
Once around Venus twice around Mars
Then they spied an island rise out of the sea
They fell back to Earth just as free as you please
The children all gathered the church bells did ring
Suddenly everyone started to sing

CHORUS: Chanson pour les petits enfants
Chanson pour tout le monde
Chanson pour les petits enfants
Chanson pour tout le monde

Queen of the island she welcomed them in
Asking 'em questions of where they had been
She offered 'em chocolate she offered them tea
They all took their seats in the top of a tree
And raccoons brought wine and the mice they brought cheese
Beautiful birds floated by on the breeze
From out in the oceans the dolphins began
Humming a tune that soon covered the land. CHORUS

So young Princess Leia brought coral and pearls
Gifts to the travelers from some other world
The bush doctor mixed up a magical spell
Swore them to secrecy never to tell
So young Mister Moon flew away in the night
With his best friend Magnus still right by his side
The sun was just rising, they'd be home by noon
Humming the words to this magical tune. CHORUS TWICE

Subject: RE: LYR REQ: Has anyone heard...
From: Wolfgang
Date: 27 Jan 98 - 07:24 AM

Elektra, you even can listen to it to refresh your really excellent memory (or play it to your unbelieving friends), if you go this place.

Subject: RE: LYR REQ: Has anyone heard...
From:
Date: 27 Jan 98 - 06:31 PM

Wolfgang, you ROCK!!! :)

I have been a Jimmy fan for years, albeit not a rabid one, though I DID see him in concert a few years ago.

I can not even BELIEVE no one has told me this before now. WooHOO!!! You have made my MONTH!! Go raibh mile maith agat! Mil gracias!!!

It just goes to show how subjective time is. I thought I was 6 or 7 when I heard it but I guess I must have been nine. (Born in '70, dontcha know.) Strange feeling to hear a half-remembered song after nearly twenty years. Vindicating, though.

Subject: RE: LYR REQ: Has anyone heard...
From: Sheye
Date: 27 Jan 98 - 08:44 PM

Elektra:

Same thing happened to me with Mr. Puffenstuff. Whenever I'd ask my peers if they remembered the theme song, or the name of the show (I have an extremely poor memory), they'd start lookin' at each other to see if anyone had remembered the straight-jacket. Years passed before I finally met someone who not only remembered the show, but knew the song.

...Still got friends thinkin' I'd look good in a straight- jacket, though!