"Madame Cholet" is a song from the Wombles' debut album Wombling Songs in 1973. Written by Mike Batt and Chris Spedding, it tells the story of the character of the same name, who loves to cook up something for the younger Wombles.
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When we're feeling hungry
And we want to eat in style,
There's a certain little Womble Lady Fair.
Popping toadstool topping
In the oven for a while,
The sweet aroma fills the twilight air.
Madame Cholet,
What's cooking with you today?
We think you're a real cool pie.
Madame Cholet,
As sweet as cafe au lait
From the tips of your toes to the twinkling in your eye.
Madame Cholet,
Don't go away, s'il vous plait,
We couldn't survive without you, that's no lie.
When we Womble home in the evening
You'll be there by the kitchen door,
We'd like to say "Merci", Madame Cholet
When we get up in the morning
And we join the breakfast queue,
We try to make the minimum of fuss.
For even though she shouts at us
And she tells us what to do,
We know this little lady is for us.
Madame Cholet,
What's cooking with you today?
We think you're a real cool pie.
Madame Cholet,
As sweet as cafe au lait
From the tips of your toes to the twinkling in your eye.
Madame Cholet,
Don't go away, s'il vous plait,
We couldn't survive without you, that's no lie.
When we Womble home in the evening
You'll be there by the kitchen door,
We'd like to say "Merci", Madame Cholet
Madame Cholet,
What's cooking with you today?
We think you're a real cool pie.
Madame Cholet,
As sweet as cafe au lait
From the tips of your toes to the twinkling in your eye.
Madame Cholet,
Don't go away, s'il vous plait,
We couldn't survive without you, that's no lie.
When we Womble home in the evening
You'll be there by the kitchen door,
We'd like to say "Merci", Madame Cholet