End Theme
As opposed to the standard cartoon opening, which promoted "Linus the King, Linus the Star, Linus the Lionhearted," the end theme was an unusual, nearly-operatic form. (This was likely by the Johnny Mann Singers.) As the theme played, the cartoon characters packed a trunk within a spotlight. As the lyrics ended, the Billy the Bird character "mopped up" the white spotlight circle until it faded to black.
"Linus and his friends must go, so we leave you with a song,
We're all kind of sad to go, glad to know it won't be long...
Lion-hearted friendships don't end, we'll all be back and then...
Linus and his friends will go, on with the show a-gain!"
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Must vanish on the instant if the mind but change its theme ...”
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