Pacific Overtures1976

French Admiral:
I bring word, I bring word, from Napoleon the third/ He had heard what have occurred here from the little bird/ Undeterred, we conferred, though we felt that we'd been slurred, and the verdict was he spurred me here to bring the word/ Would you like to know the word? From Napoleon the Third? It's d?tente - Oui, detente! That's the only thing we want! Just detente, ah detente! No agreement could be more fair, signing pacts, passing acts, there's no time to make the warfare when you're always making busy with the mutual detente! A detente, a detente, is the only thing we wish, same as them except, additional the rights to fish! You'll be paid, you'll be paid/ And we'll have the big parade, if we somehow can persuade you to accept our aid/ It is not to be afraid/ As we merely wish to trade! [cannon fires] Aaaah, detente! Ah detente! That's the only thing we want! Leave the grain, leave the train, put champagne among your imports/ Tell each man/ that Japan can't be bothered giving him ports while she's in a tizzy, dizzy with the mutual detente!