Villain Song about preparing poison, from an animated feature?

[full_metal_ox]

The film would've come out before 1985 or so, when I remember having rented the VHS. It was in color, and originally in a language other than English; it was also not an anime

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[rhiannon_s]

That is The Arsenic Song from Asterix and Cleopatra, I'm almost certain of it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55k3v5NWgLc

[full_metal_ox]

That is indeed the one--thank you so much! (And there are so many throwaway details I'd forgotten, such as the mouse fleeing the toxic fumes and Tournevis using a skillet as an air banjo.)

(A glance at the associated YouTube selections suggests that this is a beloved childhood song for native French-speakers, and subject to numerous covers and memetic mutation; here's an interpretation by somebody in possession of Transformers, Legos, an imagination, and a lot of time on their hands:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEdT5bfrmtM)