Jonathan Larson
The Tree Montage

SERPENT #1:
DID YOU SEE WHAT I SAW

SERPENT #2:
I SEE

SERPENT #3:
I SAW

SERPENT #1:
DO YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS?

ALL THREE:
BACK IN BUSINESS!

SERPENT #3:
HOW TO GO ABOUT IT?

SERPENT #2:
APPLES?

SERPENT #1:
-DOUBT IT

ALL THREE:
ONE THING IS FOR CERTAIN...
SERPENT #2:
GOTTA MAKE A FISH BITE

SERPENT #3:
GOTTA MAKE A-

SERPENT #1:
GOTTA MAKE A

SERPENT #2:
FISH BITE

ALL THREE:
IT’S GONNA BE A HOT TIME
IN THE GARDEN TONIGHT

SERPENT #3:
SHOULD WE GO DIRECT MAIL?

SERPENT #1:
NO POST OFFICE

SERPENT #2:
PRINT AD, BILLBOARD?

SERPENT #1:
-THEY CAN’T READ
SERPENT #2:
HOW ABOUT A LOGO?

SERPENT #1:
NO GO
WE GOT NO ART DEPARTMENT

SERPENT #2:
OH, SO-

ALL THREE:
WHAT WE NEED
IS A

SERPENT #3:
HIGH BROW

SERPENT #2:
LOW BROW

SERPENT #1:
MONUMENTAL

SERPENT #3:
SENTIMENTAL
SERPENT #2:
1-4-5-1

SERPENT #1:
CATCHY

SERPENT #2:
HUMMABLE

ALL THREE:
SHIMMERY TUNE
THAT’S GONNA MAKE ’EM TINGLE

SERPENT #1:
GOTTA GETTA

SERPENT #2:
GOTTA GETTA

SERPENT #3:
GOTTA GETTA

SERPENT #2:
GOTTA GETTA

SERPENT #1:
GOTTA GETTA

ALL THREE:
GOTTA GETTA
JINGLE!
J-I-N-G-L-E
JINGLE!


THE SERPENT, right out of a 50’s TV Jingle, slithers over to ADAME &
YVES…

SERPENTS:
IF YOU WANT EASY ACTION
TAKE IT FROM US THREE
YOU’LL GET SATISFACTION IF YOU

SERPENT #1:
STEP UP

SERPENT #2:
JUMP UP

SERPENT #3:
RUN TO

ALL:
COME TO
THE TREE


YVES:
IT’S SO MYSTERIOUS HOW YOU
DRIVE ME DELIRIOUS
IT’S TRUE
ALL MY LIFE IS IN YOUR HANDS
YOUR EVERY WISH IS MY COMMAND
YIPPEE AYE OH- YIPPEE AYE-AY
GIVE ME AN ORDER AND I’LL OBEY
YIPPEE AYE OH- YIPPEE AYE-OH
I’M JUST A MAN IN LOVE
WHO CAN’T SAY…

ADAME:
YO YVES- YOU’RE TOO NAIVE
BE CHILLIN’
DON’T BE SO WILLIN’ TO SLAVE
GOD GAVE YOU A TEMPER. SO USE IT
LOSE IT!
GIMME SOME FIGHT
THAT’S RIGHT
DON’T BE LIMP
I DON’T WANT NO WIMP TONIGHT

SERPENT #2:
THE TREE HAS SO MUCH TO OFFER
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE TREE
IT’S THERE FOR THE TAKING
IT’S EASY TO SEE
EAT FROM THE FRUIT OF THE TREE
EAT FROM THE FRUIT OF THE TREE

YVES:
YIPPEE AYE OH- YIPPEE AYE-EE
WE DON’T NEED NO SILLY TREE
YIPPEE AYE OH- YIPPEE AYE-OO
I’M JUST A MAN WHO’S
SO IN LOVE WITH YOU

ADAME:
THAT’S IT- NO MORE YIPPEE AYE-YO SHIT
TAKE OFF THAT GUITAR
THIS HAS GONE TOO FAR
COME OVER HERE, DEAR
IF YOU DON’T JOIN YOUR GROINS
WITH MY LOINS
I’LL GO NUTS
NO IFS, ANDS OR BUTS
HEAVENS ABOVE
I NEED A LITTLE LOVE

SERPENT #3:
TAKE A BITE. IT’S ALL RICHT
HE WON’T CARE IF YOU SHARE
THE TREE IS THERE FOR YOU
AND ONLY YOU
IF YOU DON’T TAKE IT
NO ONE WILL GET
THE KNOWLEDGE AND THE POWER OF THE TREE
NO ONE WILL GET
THE KNOWLEDGE AND THE POWER OF THE TREE
NO ONE WILL GET
THE KNOWLEDGE AND THE POWER OF THE TREE

SERPENT #1:
(THE TREE. ROBBING YOUR INNOCENCE FOR GENERATIONS)