Les poissons
Alan Menken Lyrics

Les poissons, les poissons
I appreciate the little fishes

How I love les poissons
I take pleasure in chopping and serving them

Love to chop and to serve little fish
I enjoy preparing and serving small fish

First I cut off their heads
I begin by removing their heads

Then I pull out their bones
I then remove their bones

Ah mais oui, ça c'est toujours delice
It's always so delicious

Hee hee hee, haw haw haw
I get a thrill from butchering them

With a cleaver I hack them in two
Using a cleaver, I split them in half

I pull out what's inside
I then remove their insides

And I serve it up fried
I fry them to serve

God, I love little fishes, don't you?
I love little fishes and assume you do too

Here's something for tempting the palette
Here's something to entice your appetite

Prepared in the classic technique
Cooked in the old-fashioned way

First you pound the fish flat with a mallet
Begin by hammering the fish flat

Then you slash off their skin
Next, cut off their skin

Give their belly a slice
Slice their belly

Then you rub some salt in
Add some salt for seasoning

'Cause it makes it taste nice
It enhances the flavor

Zut alors, I have missed one!
Oh no, I forgot one!

Sacre bleu, what is this?
What is this, my goodness?

How on earth could I miss
How did I overlook

Such a sweet little succulent crab
This delicious little crab

Quel dommage, what a loss
What a shame, I missed it

Here we go, in the sauce
Now it's time to cook in sauce

Now some flour I think just a dab
I'll add a little flour

Now I stuff you with bread
I'll stuff you with bread crumbs

Don't worry, 'cause you're dead
Don't worry, you're already deceased

And you're certainly lucky you are
This crab is lucky to have been caught

'Cause it's gonna be hot in my big silver pot
Because it's going to be hot in my large silver pot

Toodle-oo mon poisson
Goodbye, my fish

Au revoir!
Until we meet again!