| En le voyant sortit de son camion chasser des papillons d’Afrique
| Seeing him got out of his truck chasing African butterflies
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| Les cannibales en le traitant d’espion l’arrêtèrent sans façon de suite
| The cannibals, calling him a spy, arrested him immediately.
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| Il essaya de leur parler Anglais Espagnol Portugais Chinois
| He tried to speak to them English Spanish Portuguese Chinese
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| Mais s’en voyant leurs mâchoires qui s’ouvraient il se mit à hurler d’effroi
| But seeing their jaws open he began to scream in fear
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| Oh Monsieur Cannibale j’n’veux pas mourir
| Oh Mister Cannibal I don't want to die
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| Monsieur Cannibale laissez moi partir
| Mister Cannibal let me go
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| Il leur montra son briquet son stylo sa montre et les photos d’sa femme
| He showed them his lighter his pen his watch and his wife's pictures
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| Il leur chanta un grand t’air de Gouno des chansons d’Adamo que Dale
| He sang them a great t'air de Gouno from the songs of Adamo that Dale
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| Il leur fit voir des journaux de Paris personne ne réagit non plus
| He showed them newspapers from Paris no one reacted either
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| Désespéré il sortie des revues remplies de filles toutes nues et dit
| Desperate he pulls out magazines full of naked girls and says
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| Oh Monsieur Cannibale j’n’veux pas mourir
| Oh Mister Cannibal I don't want to die
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| Monsieur Cannibale laissez moi partir
| Mister Cannibal let me go
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| Quand le grand chef aperçut ces revues qu’il vit toutes ses filles nues il rit
| When the big chief saw these magazines that he saw all his naked girls he laughed
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| Mais dans sa tête une idée saugrenue in idée farfelue surgi
| But in his head a crazy idea popped up
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| Dans un case où était son harem il entraîna lui même le gars
| In a hut where his harem was he dragged the guy himself
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| Qui en voyant les femmes se ruer sur lui avec tant d’appétit hurla
| Who on seeing the women rush at him with such appetite screamed
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| Oh Monsieur Cannibale j’n’veux pas mourir
| Oh Mister Cannibal I don't want to die
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| Monsieur Cannibale laissez moi partir
| Mister Cannibal let me go
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| Pendant 8 jours il resta enfermé et du se partager en vain
| For 8 days he remained locked up and had to share himself in vain
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| Et comme déjà il n’etait pas bien gros il perdit 20 kilos au moins
| And as he was already not very fat he lost at least 20 kilos
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| Quand arriva l’instant ou le grand chef lui fit comprendre par geste allé
| When the moment came when the great chief made him understand by a gesture
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| Prends ton camion et retourne chez toi le pauvre homme s'écria jamais
| Take your truck and go home the poor man never cried
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| Oh Monsieur Cannibale j’n’veux plus partir
| Oh Mister Cannibal I don't want to leave anymore
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| Monsieur Cannibale j’aime mieux mourir
| Mister Cannibal, I prefer to die
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| Monsieur Cannibale ding ding ding ding dong
| Mister Cannibal ding ding ding ding dong
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| J’n’veux plus partir Ding dong dong dong dong dong
| I don't want to leave Ding dong dong dong dong dong
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| Monsieur Cannibale ding ding ding ding dong
| Mister Cannibal ding ding ding ding dong
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| J’n' veux plus partir bomb bomb bomb bomb | I don't want to leave bomb bomb bomb bomb |