Comrades Page #3

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Here, duck down.

MAN:
d She's the girl l'll marry, marry, marry

d She's the girl for me

d Oh, she's the girl l'll...

Whoa there, Nelly. Whoa.

(Horse and cart approaching)

Whoa!

Dear God, teach him not to think.

Help him to accept things as they are.

Don't let him question things.

Not too much.

Handsome bit of work.

You'd have to get yourself a new pair of britches

before you could sit on one of them.

- What's his asking price?

- A pound apiece.

Know how long it takes him?

Two weeks a chair. Getting on.

What would you say

to your trying to up the price a bit?

l'll take full responsibility.

- l could ask.

- Good man.

l'll to the top of the hill with you.

Walk on.

Up you go, go on!

(Young woman sobs)

OLDER WOMAN:
Come.

Come to me.

l'm not angry with you.

You see, if we get

something for nothing in this world,

it means someone else may have to suffer.

Now, that's not a good thing, is it?

lt's quite simple really, you know.

We only have to love one another

to know what we must do.

Forgive Charity, she meant no harm.

He's a good lad.

But not perfect.

Has his ups and downs, just like the rest of us.

But...

..he's been a good son to me.

Who'd have sons?

(Giggles)

What's funny?

Now, get you back.

You can't come wi' us.

Go on, get you back.

(Women laughing)

d A poor man to labour, believe me, 'tis so

d To maintain his family is willing to go

d Either hedging or ditching

d To plough or to reap

d But how does he live

on eight shillings a week?

d Eight shillings a week, eight shillings a week

d But how does he live

on eight shillings a week?

d So now to conclude and to finish my song

d May the times be much better

before it's too long

d May every labourer be able to keep

his children and wife on 12 shillings a week

(Women laughing)

(Man singing)

(Woman whispers) James.

James.

l'm not going back there.

No.

James.

You must come to bed.

d Sailor's Hornpipe

(Cheering)

Roll up, roll up! For don't you know,

it's Sergeant Bell and his Royal Raree Show.

Highly instructive for lads and lasses.

ldeal for the gentry and the labouring classes.

Come on, now, don't hog it.

Let the lady in, there we are.

There's a man of God.

l've the very thing for you, sir.

Jacob and Adam in the land of Nod.

Now, it's only a penny to take a look,

to see the pictures from the holy book.

Oh, sir, l beg your pardon,

it's Eve without her clothes on,

in the garden! Ha-ha-ha!

Roll up, Sergeant Bell's Raree Show!

Only a penny to see the view.

See Nelson being defeated

at the Battle of Waterloo.

The Raree Show's the thing

for all the lads and the lasses,

but be careful, thou young titches,

not to breathe on the glasses.

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