Lyrics
(Hofstede/Kloet/Stips - Hofstede)
Introduction to the songwriters - Hofstede/Kloet/Stips
Who brings the cars of Michel Valliant
Reference to Michel Valliant, possibly a car racer or character associated with cars
Who brings Archie 'the man of steel'
Reference to Archie, described as 'the man of steel'
Who brings the apes of Scandinavia
Mention of bringing apes from Scandinavia
Out of the drizzle into the real world!
Transition from drizzle (mundane or ordinary) to the real world
Here comes the panorama man
Introduction of the "panorama man"
The globe will turn beneath his thumb and he's leaving again
Symbolic description of the panorama man's control over the world
Here comes the panorama man
Reiteration of the arrival of the panorama man and his imminent departure
Who brings the victims of the flood (on the roof)
Reference to the panorama man bringing victims of a flood (on the roof)
The power of the chemical stain remover
Mention of the power of a chemical stain remover
Did you know the habits of the orchids and rabbits
Question about knowledge regarding orchids and rabbits' habits
Pictures of rosebud trees in bloom
Description of pictures - rosebud trees in bloom
He says he's living in a nothing-block
Statement about living in a "nothing-block"
His wife is from a family of wealthy epileptic
Information about the wife's family background
But poverty does not mean unhappiness
Philosophical statement about poverty not equating to unhappiness
Body rich, body poor, nowadays nothing's sure
Reflection on the uncertainty of life - rich or poor
Here comes the panorama man
Reintroduction of the panorama man
The globe will turn beneath his thumb and he's leaving again
Continuation of the panorama man's control over the world
Here comes the panorama man
Reiteration of the arrival and departure of the panorama man
What's your most romantic moment ?
Question about the listener's most romantic moment
A school of herring in the fishing net
Description of a romantic moment involving a school of herring in a fishing net
A very black man is crossing a rope bridge
Depiction of a striking image - a very black man crossing a rope bridge
The knock out of a welter weight
Reference to the knockout of a welterweight
Here comes the panorama man
Reintroduction of the panorama man
The globe will turn beneath his thumb and he's leaving again
Continuation of the panorama man's control over the world
Here comes the panorama man
Reiteration of the arrival and departure of the panorama man
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