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)