My son, you are already sixty years old
Your old mom is sugaring the strawberries
They don't want her on the trapeze anymore
It's time for you to work
I want to play the helicon
Pon pon pon pon

In our little traveling circus
There is already a helicon
So choose to be a clown instead
Or a duo acrobat like your mom
No, I want to play the helicon
Pon pon pon pon

Let's not talk about it anymore, stubborn head
Go see the trunk woman
Give her these mutton beans
No mom I don't want the trumpet
I want to play the helicon
Pon pon pon pon

My son, you are very naughty
To mock the trunk woman
The trunk woman who is so good
Hey! Mom I don't care about the good trunks
I want to play the helicon
Pon pon pon pon

Let's leave this trunk woman
Who has a beautiful tuba
And go find the snake man
You can play with "the boa"
Not the oboe of the helicon
Pon pon pon pon

Well, there's your friend Elie
Who is not very smart
If you want go play with him
No mom that's not the real instrument
I want to play the helicon
Pon pon pon pon

Ah! You're getting on my nerves, Ah! It's too much
Here: bang bang bang boom, knock he falls
She killed him with a hammer blow
And they had engraved on his tomb
"He wanted to play the helicon"
"Pon pon pon pon, fool!"

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