ALEC
THESE PEOPLE ALL COME WITH THEIR PAINS AND THEIR
PLANS,
TO SEEK MY ADVICE AND SUPPORT.
WHAT SHOULD I TELL THEM? I'D RATHER NOT HAVE
TO MESS WITH AFFAIRS OF THIS SORT!
GAVIN
BUT NOW, YOU’RE THE RULER...
ALEC
...THOUGH RULERS ARE MEN I ABHOR.
GAVIN
YOU MUST BE A RULER, A FAIR ONE AND WISE,
NOT LIKE THE RULERS BEFORE.
ENSEMBLE
NOW, HE’S THE RULER,
SEVERAL WOMEN
BUT RULERS ARE MEN HE ABHORS.
HOWELL (DRUNKEN MAN)
WHORES?
ENSEMBLE
... A RULER, A FAIR ONE AND WISE, NOT LIKE THE
RULERS BEFORE.
ALEC
I SOUGHT ONLY FREEDOM BUT NOW I’M RECHAINED
TO THE SPOKES OF A DIFFERENT WHEEL!
THINKING AND DOING FOR MASSES OF MEN...
I FIND IT QUITE LACKING APPEAL.
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ENSEMBLE
NOW WE HAVE COME TO A LAND OF NO PAIN,
WITH RICH FOODS AND FINE WINES...
THIS MUST BE COCKAYGNE!
NO WORK TO DO HERE... JUST FROLIC AND PLAY!
WE’LL EAT WELL AND SLEEP WELL DAY AFTER DAY. |
GAVIN
BUT YOU ARE THE RULER,
FAR BETTER THAN MOST MEN YOU KNOW
YOU MUST BE A RULER,
TO SHOW THEM THE WAY.
THEY’LL FOLLOW WHEREVER YOU GO. |
ALEC
WHY MUST I LEAD THEM? WHY CAN’T THEY ENJOY
THE FRUITS OF THE SEEDS WE HAVE SOWN.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND IT THEY ALL ARE WELL FED;
WHY CAN’T THEY JUST LEAVE ME ALONE?
ENSEMBLE
POOR OLD KING ALEC, IT SEEMS THAT HE’S NOT FEELING
WELL.
HE MUST BE OUR RULER, HOW ELSE WOULD WE KNOW
THE PATH BETWEEN HEAVEN AND HELL.
GAVIN
SO, NOW YOU’RE THE RULER?
ALEC
THOUGH RULERS ARE MEN I ABHOR.
GAVIN
YOU MUST BE A RULER,
ALEC
A FAIR ONE... AND WISE!
GAVIN & ALEC
NOT LIKE THE RULERS BEFORE!
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ENSEMBLE
NOW WE ALL LIVE IN A LAND OF NO PAIN,
WITH RICH FOODS AND FINE WINES...
THIS MUST BE COCKAYGNE!
NO WORK TO DO HERE...
JUST FROLIC AND PLAY!
WE’LL EAT WELL AND SLEEP WELL
DAY AFTER DAY.
HERE’S TO THE RULER,
A FAIR ONE AND WISE,
NOT LIKE THE RULERS BEFORE...
HE’S NOT LIKE THE RULERS BEFORE! |
ALEC
YOU’LL SEE TO THE JOUST THEN,
LET’S MAKE IT A WONDERFUL DAY
WITH CONTESTS AND CHAMPIONS...
GAVIN
I’LL MAKE SURE THAT ITS DONE!
START ON THE PLANS RIGHT AWAY!
ALEC
CONTESTS AND CHAMPIONS,
MAKE IT A WONDERFUL DAY...
SURELY THIS MUST BE COCKAYGNE! |
