| MUSIC:
"Seguidilla" from "Carmen" (Bizet) |
| NARRATOR
(spoken): |
When last we saw our happy
couple, HE intended to stuff himself with fish,
and SHE was planning to eat nothing but brains. Let's join them
now, as they criticize
each other's taste.
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| HE: |
Not if you paid me would I
consider eating brains
They're gross and they couldn't
be grosser
They look really awful and
look even worse when you're closer
Would I dream of eating any?
No, sir!
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SHE: (to melody of accompaniment)
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I must say that fish are slimy
On the whole they horrify
me
Fish are scaly, fish are oily
Fish are smelly
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HE:
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Brain-eating is insidious
They're positively hideous
If you're at all fastidious
You really can not disagree
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SHE: (to melody of accompaniment)
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Ick --- fish are so revolting
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HE:
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(You must agree)
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| SHE:
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Ick --- fish are so disgusting
It is no wonder
They call it ick-thyology
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| HE: |
Brains are for testing
Not for ingesting
Would you run faster if you
ate feet?
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SHE:
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Fish have that yucky oily flesh
Smell fishy even when they're
fresh
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| HE:
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How could you even think of
eating any meat that's gray?
I say, no way!
I am the smart one, you are
the dumb one
SHE: Nonsense, my dear, it's
just the reverse
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| BOTH
(to each other): |
You're a moron to begin with
Eating [brains/fish] 'll only make it worse
Not if you paid me would I consider eating [brains/fish]
They're gross and they couldn't be grosser
They look really awful and look even worse when you're closer
Would I dream of eating any? No, sir!
Tra-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la!
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