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Macoco! Macoco! Macoco! Macoco!

He's mack the black macoco! = mack the black macoco!

- Mack the black macoco! - Mack the black macoco!

Mack the black macoco!

I mack the black j

j "round the "cari-bee-an" j

I mack the black j

j or Caribbean sea j

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j "round the "cari-bee-an" j

j "round the "cari-bee-an" j

j or Caribbean sea j

I mack the black j

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"The history of the pirate, mack the black macoco."

Macoco the dazzling, macoco the fabulous,

the hawk of the sea, the prince of pirates,

whose spirit and legend will live on through the ages

for his immortal deeds as hereinafter set forth,

and whose glorious and formidable exploits

are here related in a true history

staggering to the imagination and ravishing the sensibilities

with tales of wealth,

of gold and silver beyond dreams of avarice,

of stolen treasure, of maidens captive,

of villages destroyed,

of cities decimated for a whim or a caress.

Macoco, where are you now?

What seas do you traverse?

Is it sunrise or sunset where you are?

Fay, you don't suppose he's still alive.

Oh, he can't be. They must have hanged him by now.

They'll never hang him.

On the moving waters of the Caribbean,

he darts about like a dragonfly,

glittering, uncapturable.

Manuela, the way you talk.

Why, he's nothing but a thief, a criminal.

He's not! He's not!

He's ruthless, magnificent, romantic.

Why, if he saw a woman he wanted,

he'd just come and take her and carry her off on his ship,

but he'd treat her like a queen.

I don't want anyone swooping down on me like a chicken hawk.

I just want a good steady man with a plantation,

not too big, not too small.

Casilda, I do wish you were a little more spiritual.

Don't you ever dream of a man

who'll come and take you out of this village,

out of this little saucer in the hills?

Don't you ever...

Manuela!

Yes, aunt Inez.

Oh, my lamb, my sweet, I've glorious news for you!

What is it, aunt Inez?

I've got you a husband.

You'll be the first of us.

Is it anybody I know?

Oh, you've probably seen him pass in his carriage.

It's Don Pedro vargas.

Oh, Don Pedro, the new mayor?

Manuela, you'll be the mayor's wife.

But he has a big bay window.

And why not? He lives well. Who wouldn't have?

But he's so unromantic.

Oh, I don't know. He's not so unromantic...

For a rich man.

He's the richest man on the island!

Manuela, you'll live in the mayor's house.

Oh, you'll never be content to settle down here.

They say he's been all over the world. = oh, isn't it marvelous?

He's on his way to meet you, so if you'll forgive us...

Show a little more feeling, manuela.

Remember, you're the happiest girl in the world today.

Oh, of course I am.

It's just that it's happening so suddenly that...

Sudden? Why, I've been working with the lawyers for two months.

You're an orphan with no dowry, manuela.

You must have been aware that for some time,

your uncle and I have been in great financial difficulties.

Oh, I know it.

Your poor father and mother, may they rest in peace,

couldn't have loved and sheltered you more.

Now you will have an opportunity of helping us,

besides making the most advantageous marriage for yourself.

I know, aunt Inez, and I'm very grateful, really I am.

It's just that I shan't know what to say to him.

Oh, say nothing. He's not marrying you to listen to you.

Don Pedro, welcome to our modest home.

I enter as a humble suppliant.

Where is she?

Uh, cecile, tell senorita manuela we are awaiting her.

I have just broken the news to her,

the wonderful news!

She is overwhelmed.

Oh, you make me the happiest of men.

I had been fearful.

After all, I am a self-made man

without the tradition and culture of your family,

and then there is a certain, shall we say, disparity in our ages.

Disparity? Nonsense.

Manuela wouldn't look at some callow youth.

She said that?

I said it. = oh.

Oh, she is speechless.

Well, um, of course, I... I do not come to her empty-handed.

True. There are a few things to be made clear.

Oh, capucho!

Oh, capucho, my darling,

your newly found nephew

eagerly awaits your blessings.

- He has them. - Where's the list?

Now, a few items that I jotted down in case they slip my mind.

Of course, Don Pedro, the arrangements have been more than generous,

but there some things, um...

"Capucho's gambling debts," a matter of honor,

and, oh, wouldn't it more... be more simple

to turn the payments over to us yearly instead of monthly?

Anything, anything you wish. Take it up with my lawyers.

Oh, of course. You're getting impatient.

I'll see what's keeping her.

Manuela! Oh.

My dear, allow me to present the man you are affianced to marry.

Manuela, I have lived for two years in this village,

and I have watched you grow up.

I have traveled all my life, and I can say without boasting

that I've seen the fairest women in the world,

yet I would pass them all by for one smile from you.

Oh, charming, isn't he?

And you not only have his love and devotion,

but he's ordered furniture for your house from Seville,

brocades from France, tapestries from Italy,

and best of all, your trousseau has been made by Maison worth,

the choicest house in Paris.

Paris. Paris!

That pleases you.

Oh, yes!

Yes! To see Paris!

All my life I've dreamed of that,

the gaiety and color and people.

I've seen it all.

Yes. And the lovely women all dressed for the evening,

going to some carnival or...

And I shall be happy to tell you about it.

Oh.

Oh, but you would never be content to settle here,

not someone who loves to travel as you do.

On the contrary.

Travel involves the sea. I cannot bear the sea.

Take my word for it, manuela,

home is the perfect spot,

so quiet, so peaceful, so safe.

Home.

May 1?

Oh, what an exquisite ring.

You must have bought it on your travels.

Manuela, look at it.

Have you ever seen such a wonderful design?

He is the most thoughtful, the most generous of men,

isn't he?

Yes, aunt Inez.

I can't wait to see your trousseadu.

It should arrive at port Sebastian any time now.

Port Sebastian?

Couldn't we go to port Sebastian to meet the ship?

Drive 30 miles to meet a ship?

Well, there are dressmakers at the port,

and there are sure to be alterations.

Please, aunt Inez, I'd so love to see the Caribbean.

Caribbean?

Why the Caribbean?

Because it... it holds a special fascination for me.

It means romance and adventure,

and... as I shall never have any...

Manuela, don't you realize you're marrying a Saint?

Morning and night, you should burn incense.

You should offer up prayers and thanks.

I'll make him a good wife,

really, aunt Inez.

I realize that there's a practical world and a dream world.

I know which is which.

I shan't mix them. I promise.

That's better.

But if I could only see the Caribbean just once before I'm married,

I'd never speak of it again, ever.

Well, we'll see.

Oh, we'll see.

Senors y senoras, mesdames et messieurs,

ladies and gentlemen, your most kind attention.

Allow me to announce the arrival

of the greatest galaxy of gifted entertainers on earth,

a brilliant company of sensational thespians,

and before you... Or should I say above you,

you see their star,

serafin of Madrid, serafin the great,

the master juggler, conjurer, dancer, and singer of songs.

I and my genial troupe come to you directly from our triumphs abroad,

where we have played before all of the crowned heads of Europe.

We bring to this new world all the joy, the dexterity, the romance of the old

to please, astonish, and delight you.

Tonight, we will entertain you in the heart of your fair city.

Performance at 8:30. Come one. Come all.

Children half-price.

Ha-ha!

Citizens of port Sebastian,

behold the dramatis personae of whom I speak.

Fellow artists, allons!

Ladies and gentlemen, this is bolo.

Do not confuse him with ordinary buffoons,

for his performance on the trapeze

has never been equaled.

And trillo, he can juggle seven balls

at the same time, balancing a sharp sword on the tip of his nose.

And for those of more romantic bent,

there is gumbo, who imitates the love call of a lark

at the same time, drinking a cup of water!

And these two canine marvels of the animal kingdom,

who walk like dogs but think like men.

Ladies and gentlemen, come tonight

and see for yourselves the magic of our art.

Uh, going someplace?

Ah, yes. I go to survey the terrain in advance of conquest.

How do you always manage to get out of doing any of the work?

Yeah.

Gumbo, do not ask me to explain the mysteries of genius.

Now, wait a minute...

Boys, here is my last cigar.

Divide it among you.

I was keeping it lit for you.

Nina.

Beautiful town you have here, sir, beautiful.

You're one of the actors, aren't you?

Then you know.

Nina.

Nina.

Say, why do you call all the girls "Nina"?

Why, friend, there are so many

beautiful girls in the world with so many names,

I find it very confusing,

so I've simplified things,

I use one name.

But... but why... why did you pick Nina?

Yes. Why Nina?

Why not?

J when I arrive in any town j

j I look the ladies up and down j

j and when I pick my favorite flame j

j this is my patter, no matter her name j

Nina.

My name is Louisa.

Ah, but you could be Nina for me, couldn't you... niina?

J Nina j

j Nina, Nina, Nina j

j fascinating Nina j

j what a lovely child j

j Nina j

j you enchant me, Nina j

j you're so sweet, I mean ya j

j Nina j

j till the moment you hit my heart j

j Nina j

j I was doing just fine j

j but since I've seen ya j

j Nina, Nina, Nina j

j I'll be having neurasthenia j

j till I make you mine, till I make ya j

j till I make you mine, till I make you mine j

j till I make you mine j

j Nina j

j Nina, Nina, Nina j

whoo!

J Nina j

j Nina, Nina, Nina j

J Nina j

j till the moment you hit my heart j

j Nina j

j I was doing just fine j

j but since I've seen ya j

j Nina, Nina, Nina j

j I'll be having neurasthenia j

j till I make you mine, till I make you mine j

j till I make you mine j

j Nina j

j you're the prize gardenia j

j of the Spanish main j;

j Nina j

j don't be so enticing j

j or I'll go insane j

j Nina j

j Nina j

j till alas I gazed in your eyes j

j Nina j

j I was mentally fine j

j but since I've seen ya j

j Nina, Nina, Nina j

j I'll be having schizophrenia j

j till I make you j

Oh, look, aunt Inez, the sea.

Manuela, what will people think?

Senora alva, welcome, and senorita, your boxes have arrived,

and the dressmaker is awaiting you in your rooms.

Splendid, splendid. Come, manuela.

Oh, no, please, aunt Inez, first let me see the sea.

You promised.

We can go later.

You don't need to come with me. I can go alone.

Alone? Are you mad?

No one knows me here. I'll be back in a half an hour.

Manuela! Manuel...

Crayfish! Crayfish!

Who are you?

In Madrid, I hear that young ladies

do not walk out without their duennas,

however, I should have thought

that in a town like port Sebastian,

bodyguards were unnecessary.

You, gracious lady, will always need a bodyguard.

Even in the lonely wastes of the Sahara desert,

the sands would rise up and follow you.

Tell me, what is your name?

I do not see how that could possibly concern you.

It is as vital to me as the beat of my heart.

Are you married?

No, but I will be by this time next week.

Then you should never step into the sight of other men.

It is too great a provocation.

Very well. I shall remove the provocation.

Senorita, don't marry that pumpkin.

Pumpkin?

Any man who lets you out of his sight is a pumpkin.

My affianced is a very noble and pious man.

He doesn't drink. He doesn't smoke.

He's regular in his church duties,

and he would never accost a strange young woman on a... a...

I wish you would stop circling me this way.

It's like talking to a top!

You bewilder me, a young girl like you

with beauty, youth, enchantment,

throwing yourself away on a lump like that.

He is neither a lump nor a pumpkin.

If he had any sense of the fitness of things,

he should have known he wasn't good enough for you.

He would have stepped aside.

Stepped aside for what?

For someone who could appreciate you, like me, for instance. Don't laugh.

If I didn't laugh, I should be very annoyed.

Now, please let me go.

Never.

Don't be silly.

I love you, and love isn't silly.

Really.

Aren't you interested in love?

No. I told you I was going to be married.

In england and America, they have a strange custom.

The ladies pick their own husbands,

and they marry them for love.

Yes, I know. It's a very stupid custom.

Oh, I see. You find enough romance in daydreams.

What do you mean?

I'm... sure I have no idea what you...

Don't tell me you never longed for a prince instead of a pumpkin.

Certainly not.

I don't believe you. I know that underneath that prim exterior,

there are depths of emotion,

romantic longings, unfulfilled dreams.

That's absurd.

I can read your mind, your innermost thoughts.

It's my business.

I can tell you your past, your present, and your future.

You don't have to tell me my future. I know my future.

Am lin it? = no!

Then you don't know your future.

Come see me tonight, and you'll find out!

I'll leave a seat for you. Just mention my name, serafin!

An actor?

Ladies and gentlemen, step in and see the show,

the wonder show of the ages.

Sensational songs that will set your heart to singing,

demons of the dance.

Canine marvels of the 19th century.

They walk. They talk. They are even human at times.

And we're also proud to present gumbo and estreban,

dashing, debonair,

death-defying masters of the art of the swinging trapeze.

Friends, this is bolo.

He will step amongst you with the tickets,

your passports to paradise and happiness.

Only two reals, friends, two reals.

Step around there, will you, bolo, please?

Magic! Mesmerism!

Ladies and gentlemen, the show is about to go on.

Which... where's the revolving mirror?

What do you want with that?

Never mind. Where is it?

Is it wound?

You're not going to use it, captain.

Certainly. Take it on, gumbo.

Ooh, it's like a graveyard out there.

It's a challenge. We shall galvanize them.

Don't use the mirror, captain.

Why not?

The last person you hypnotized hasn't woked up yet.

That was a mistake.

I had the misfortune to pick a man with sleeping sickness.

And now we come to the pinnacle of our entertainment,

an experiment in the new and sensational science of animal magnetism

taught me by the great mesmer himself.

You know, of course, the principles of the great mesmer,

in short, hypnosis.

Hypnosis.

And now, ladies and gentlemen,

before your very eyes, I shall perform this experiment,

but I shall need some help,

however, it must be the right person.

Control cannot be exercised over everyone.

I have failed with the confused,

with the rebellious, with the recalcitrant.

To perform the experiment ideally,

I must have a pure person,

one pure person.

"Nymph, in thy orisons be all my sins remembered."

Purity at last.

Purity. Ah, gracious lady,

that you should be here makes it indeed a blessing.

Come, come. I, serafin, ask it.

You know whatever I ask you,

whatever power I have for you is for your happiness.

Sit, gracious lady.

Pure spirit, rest.

She is now in a trance.

I am about to release her spirit from its earthly bonds.

Gracious lady, what is your name?

Your name?

Man... manuela.

Manuela, where do you live?

In the village of calvados.

Make a note of that.

Manuela, you don't love the man you're going to marry, do you?

No.

You love someone else, don't you?

Yes.

Who is that other, manuela?

Someone you've just met, isn't he? Perhaps this very afternoon.

Think.

Think.

Somewhere by the sea?

Yes... the sea.

Who is he, manuela? Say his name.

He is...

Yes?

Macoco.

Macoco?

Macoco.

Macoco the pirate?

Macoco the fabulous. Macoco the dazzling.

No, no, manuela, you don't mean that.

Someday he'll swoop down on me like a chicken hawk

and carry me away.

No. No, manuela, pure soul, listen...

And I shall do his bidding. I shall follow him.

Yea, to the ends of the world, I shall follow him!

No, manuela, forget macoco.

Now, think again, pure soul.

Don't call me "pure soul.” it irritates me.

Underneath this prim exterior,

there are depths of emotion, romantic longings.

I know, I know,

- and I'm here to release them for you. - Underneath this prim exterior,

there are depths of emotion, romantic longings.

Underneath this prim exterior,

there are depths of emotion, romantic longings.

Manuela, wake up.

Macoco. Macoco!

Macoco!

J there's a pirate known to fame j

j black macoco was the pirate's name j

j in his day, the tops was he j

j "round the "cari-bee-an" j

j or Caribbean sea j

manuela, wake up!

I mack the black j

j "round the "cari-bee-an" j

I mack the black j

j or Caribbean sea j

I mack the black j

j "round the "cari-bee-an" j

j or Caribbean sea j

J as a child, his nurse foretold j

j mack was sure to be a pirate bold j

j for when feeding time'd come j

j mack'd have a bottle, but a bottle of rum j

I mack the black j

I mack'd have a bottle j

I mack the black j

j but a bottle of rum j

I mack the black j

I mack'd have a bottle j

j mack'd have a bottle, but a bottle of rum j

J when he'd sight a clipper ship

j mack would board her and begin to clip &

j first he'd grab the ladies fair j

j 'specially those with jewels, those with jewels to spare j

I mack the black j

j 'specially those with jewels = mack j

j the black, those with jewels to spare j

I mack the black j

j 'specially those with jewels j

j 'specially those with jewels, those with jewels to spare j

J when he'd make his daily rounds j

j gals would trail him like a pack o' hounds j

j every night, he'd have a date j

j ladies go to pieces over pieces of eight j

I mack the black j

j ladies go to pieces j

I mack the black j

j over pieces of eight j

I mack the black j

j ladies go to pieces j

j ladies go to pieces over pieces of eight j

J evening star, if you see mack j

j stop his wandering and guide him back j

j I'll be waiting patiently j

j by the "cari-bee-an” j

j or Caribbean sea j

I mack the black j

j by the "cari-bee-an” j

I mack the black j

j or Caribbean sea j

I mack the black j

j by the "cari-bee-an” j

j or, in case you're not agreein', the Caribbean sea j

I mack the black macoco j

j from Guadeloupe to Barbados j

j; Tornadoes j

j give in to his desperadoes j

j throughout the "cari-bee-an” or vicinity &

j macoco leaves a flaming trail of masculinity &

j and suddenly I feel I've got a big affinity j;

and I'm loco j

j for mack, mack, mack the black macoco j

Manuela. Manuela, awake.

Return to yourself.

Manuela, awake.

What's the matter? Can't you wake her?

What's gone wrong? You'll be jailed for this.

Use voodoo. Get her out of it with voodoo.

Use rattlesnake skins and vinegar.

They say lizard's milk and...

No, no. Let me try again.

Stand back. Stand back.

They're cheering for you, manuela,

for your singing and dancing.

Singing and dancing?

You... oh, you set them on fire.

Oh! Oh!

No!

Manuela!

Manuela!

Aunt Inez! Aunt Inez!

Aunt Inez, wake up! I want to go home. I want to go home this minute.

But it's still dark.

I don't care! I want to go home.

Oh, well, we might as well. We'll never sleep a wink here.

Oh, I've never known such a noisy place.

Those actors. Oh, they had a girl with them, too.

I heard her singing.

A girl? A girl!

It sounded like a girl.

Oh, aunt Inez, Don Pedro was right. He was right!

Home, it's safe, it's safe, it's protected, and it's quiet.

- I want to go home. Hurry! Please! - Yes, yes.

- Come on, aunt Inez! - Manuela, wait a minute.

Manuela, it's going to be a beautiful silhouette.

Senor Gomez, I would like an extra copy for our salon.

The senorita is the loveliest bride I have ever painted.

- Thank you. - Ah-ah, don't move please.

Would you like a touch of the bouquet in the corner?

No, no. It spoils the composition.

One moment more. There. The outline is complete.

- Mm-hm. - Thank you.

Ah, the sun is shining for you today,

a good omen. My manuela, the wife of our mayor.

You're going to be so happy. Mm.

What if I'm not?

But you will be, my dear, if you wish for it hard enough.

You can make anything come true by wishing for it.

Anything?

Anything.

Manuela, come along. We have to start.

No. Aunt Inez, I can't go. I can't.

Now, now, manuela, I know exactly how you're feeling.

Aunt Inez, it's that actor!

Actor?

He's here. He's coming to the house.

I daren't leave.

Now, manuela, please calm down

and tell me what on earth you're talking about.

Aunt Inez, I have something dreadful to tell you.

Do you remember that night in port Sebastian

when you thought you heard a girl singing?

You did. It was me.

I can't believe it. It can't be true.

Oh, aunt Inez, do you think I'd make up a thing like that?

But how could you? Whatever possessed you...

I don't know!

And his... his voice and his eyes, and...

= oh!

Capucho!

Oh, capucho, I want you to listen carefully.

Bolt the front door and don't let anyone in. You understand?

My dear, if I may make a suggestion...

Yes, of course. Hurry. Manuela...

I'm going for Don Pedro.

Now, lock the door and don't leave this room.

- No. - Now, don't leave it.

No, I won't. Lock the door.

Lock the door and don't leave this room.

Lock the door and don't leave this room.

Look the door...

Manuela.

No. No!

No!

Fair Juliet of the Caribbean.

Go away!

Trillo! Trillo, me jacket!

Ta-da!

Manuela.

Don't you dare take another step across that wire.

Don't you dare!

Manuela. Manuela, you don't mean that.

You don't mean that.

All right.

Do you see these?

Do you see these?

I'm going to count to three, count to three!

One, two...

Three!

All right. You've asked for this.

You should have thought of this before you started...

You know you... you know you wouldn't cut that, manuela.

You couldn't do that.

Whoa!

Please... don't come any nearer.

It looks so bad.

Go away. I'm going to be married.

Go away! Don't you come near me!

Manuela! Manuela! We're here! = don't come near me! Leave me alone!

- Oh, manuela, we've come to get you. - Leave me alone!

- Manuela, are you real or an angel? - How dare you?

Have I walked a tightrope all the way to heaven?

How dare you?!

That wedding gown, that veil.

It isn't possible that you're still thinking of getting married,

not after that night, not after hearing that applause,

- seeing those people. - Oh! Stop it! Stop it!

Can't you understand I have nothing but horror and shame

for what I did that night?

Horror? Shame? Why, you were... You were wonderful.

Believe me, you... you gave a brilliant performance.

And with the Polish I can give you, you'll be even better.

Will you go now?

Oh, manuela, come with us.

We'll tour these enchanted islands, then on to Rome, Madrid, Paris!

You want to disgrace me! You want to ruin me!

My... my fiancé'll be here any minute!

Let's go quickly.

No!

Manuela, you can't marry that man.

You're not in love with him. You're in love with me.

Oh, the ego, the conceit!

You told me so that night. = what?!

Not in so many words, perhaps,

but when I held you in my arms and kissed you, you clung to me.

Oh, how cruel to remind me of that.

You fooled me. You made a fool of me, and you tricked me.

Manuela, all my life, I've searched for someone

who could fill the void in my heart,

and at last I've found you. Oh, come with me.

Once and for all, I do not love you.

I know it's hard for you to believe, but I do not love you.

Then why didn't you cut that rope with your shears?

You would have been rid of me for good and all.

I wish I had, now. Now, will you get out of here?

You... you won't come with me?

No.

Very well, then.

You know, it isn't essential for you to love me to be in the troupe.

It... it helps, but it isn't essential.

Get out!

Good-bye.

No, not that way. You'll kill yourself.

- You do care. - No, I don't!

You love me! = oh, no!

You love me! You love me! Manuela, you love me!

Don Pedro will take care of that mountebank.

Say, who's that man with the whip?

Manuela's fiance.

He's also mayor of the town.

- Yes. - The mayor.

All right, boys, start packing.

I tell you, you're wrong. You're making a great mistake.

I warn you, if you do one thing to stop my marriage,

I'll hate you, I'll despise you.

All I'm asking you is to appear with us once, just once.

Sing one song just to know what a thrill it is.

- Oh... - Well, you... you were in a trance.

You... you couldn't hear the audience before.

You call it a thrill to live in a tent, to be a vagabond?

- To go hungry? - A vagabond?

To be chased out of every town?

To be looked down on by all decent people?

- Looked down upon... - Manuela!

If he finds you here, he'll kill you.

Manuela! Manuela, let me in!

No! Don't... Don"t come in, Don Pedro. I'm in my wedding dress,

and it's bad luck to see me in my wedding dress.

Let me in!

Please, please get out of here.

Not unless you come with me.

You fool. You fool!

Manuela, are you all right?

Don Pedro, he didn't mean any harm. Please.

- Take manuela away. - Please, Don Pedro!

Take her away!

He didn't mean any harm.

Oh, he'll kill him.

Never mind. Never mind. It's none of our business.

No. He'll kill him, I know. I know he'll kill him.

Something dreadful will happen.

You mountebank! You thieving vagabond!

You scum! Sneaking into a lady's room.

Sneaking? You could hardly call it sneaking

when I walk a tightrope across your main thoroughfare.

I'll put you in irons!

I'll have you publicly flogged,

a lash across your back for every step you walked along that rope.

What say...

This is a respectable community.

We do not entertain the scum of the cities,

the thieves, the vagabonds such as you.

Speak more, master, speak more.

I am mayor in this town. My word is law.

I give you five minutes, exactly five minutes

for you and your malodorous riffraff to get out of town!

Take your choice!

Get out, or I'll have you mercilessly flogged!

- That voice! - Get out,

you and your scurvy troupe of actors.

Macoco!

Merciful saints alive.

Does that stir old memories, macoco?

Would you like to hear it again, macoco?

No! No! For the love of heaven, no!

Go away.

- B... - Go away!

Who are you?

I am one of your rare mistakes.

You didn't quite succeed in killing me.

Very careless of you.

Do you remember the merchant ship capricorn

you sunk off the coast of Algiers?

I happened to be on it.

I was returning from my very first theatrical engagement,

quite successful one, too.

Well, you threw me overboard,

and you left me, thinking I had drowned,

but it's hard to kill an actor.

Or course, I wouldn't expect you to remember me,

one victim out of so many hundreds, but I remember you.

My heart. My heart.

Too much soft living, macoco.

Shh! Don't. Don't say that name.

I never thought I'd live to see this day,

mack the black, scourge of the seven seas,

murderer, torturer, pillager,

lying quivering like a sick jellyfish.

You know, the last time we met,

you were lithe, you were supple, you were strong.

You could split a man in two with a stroke of your cutlass.

What do you want? I'll give you anything you want

if you'll keep your mouth shut.

I'll give you 1,000 pesos.

A thousand pesos. You know, it seems to me I remember a poster,

"macoco, wanted for hanging. Reward, 100,000 pesos."

Very well, then, 100,000.

I'm an artist, not a blackmailer.

There's a crowd down there.

Perhaps they'd like to know more about their mayor.

Have you no pity, no heart? Don't do this to me.

Look, I'm respectable now.

I've made a place for myself in this community.

I'm very philanthropic. I repaired the church belfry!

For the love of heaven, have mercy on me.

If not for my sake, then for manuela's.

Look, what would she do if she knew that I were macoco the pirate?

Yes. What would manuela do I...

I beg you, don't tell her.

Is there no compassion in your heart for a sinner who repents?

I beg you on my knees!

Quiet!

Look, I want you to go out on that balcony

and announce to the town that my troupe will give a performance tonight

and that you will be our patron.

Oh, be reasonable. I can't do that.

- Maco... - No, no, no, no, no!

Fellow citizens,

your attention, please.

Because this is a memorable day in my life,

I have decided to relax my usual rule

against strangers in our town.

I have decided to allow these... These strolling players

to entertain us with a performance.

Oh! Thank heavens, he's still alive.

Are you mad?

The man is a devil incarnate.

He'll twist anyone to his purpose.

We must get out of his reach.

Capucho, tell them to bring the carriage round to the back.

Come, manuela. We'll take shelter in the church.

Oh!

No one is to leave this house without my permission.

What right have you to give orders here?

What's happening? What have you done to Don Pedro?

Don Pedro is simply feeling the normal reaction to fear.

Fear? Why should he fear you?

He knows who I am.

Well, what are you? Some pick-purse or chicken thief?

Senora, your village is isolated and remote,

but even here you must have heard the name... macoco.

Macoco.

But you... you can't be. You're a... a... a...

Strolling player?

Manuela, even a man desperately in love

has the instinct of self-preservation.

If it were known that macoco were still alive and on this island,

all the vultures of the Caribbean would be on my trail.

Now that you know, you must make your choice,

a life of splendid danger with me

or a sorry existence with this... this creature.

What is he saying? What has he told you?

Simply the truth.

The truth? What truth?

Is it warm? Are you... you're sweating.

What is he saying?

Whatever he's told you, it's a lie,

it's a gross lie.

Are you accusing macoco of lying?

Think twice before you answer, Pedro,

or whatever you call yourself.

What... what is this? What are you saying?

This fat pumpkin

was traveling on a ship I captured once.

I spared his life,

but I may not be so kind this time.

One word from me, you know,

and you'll be hanging from a gibbet.

Capucho, do something.

I sense in this room an air of strangulated discomfort.

These must be relatives. Remove them.

Yes, yes. I think you'd better go. Well, go on, go on, leave the house.

I'm telling you to leave the house!

Can't you hear me? Get out of here!

Why don't you go away?

Get out. = oh, oh!

You should try underplaying sometime. Very effective.

Well, manuela, are you ready to come with me?

I have engagements on the seven seas.

Will you keep them with me?

No, no. We're... we're not for each other.

Ah, we'll have a glorious life,

the open road, the canopy of the skies.

But... I... l hardly know you.

Do you two realize that I am in the room?

Must I remind you...

I won't stand by

and allow you to make love to my affianced wife.

You won't do what? What won't you do?

Please, if I could see you for a moment alone.

I have no time for sniveling cowards.

Besides, there are too many things to be done.

In the first place, I must have accommodations for myself and my men.

I'll see what I can do for you at the inn.

= aah!

We'll stay at no scurvy inn.

If I know you, you'll have the best house in town.

We'll take that.

Look, be reasonable. I can't do that.

P... oh, please, Don Pedro, don't make him angry.

But I... we are to be married!

They are waiting for us at the church this minute.

Oh, uh, the marriage, the marriage.

Uh, the marriage is postponed... Indefinitely.

I shall see you later.

Macoco.

He won't get away with this. He won't get away with this.

Manuela! Manuela, are you all right?

Halt!

Dismount!

If you're thinking of riding to the capital for help, you're idiots.

My crew and I are not alone. The town is surrounded.

Those hills are full of my men, bloodthirsty men, cutthroats,

who only await my signal

to come down and lay this town to ruin.

- Hey, boss... - Trillo, there is no necessity

of keeping up this pretense any longer.

They know that I am macoco.

Macoco... = trillo,

go immediately to Don Pedro vargas' house

and arrange our quarters. Go ahead.

Do not anger macoco.

Do not bring down macoco's wrath upon your heads.

Macoco!

Macoco!

Citizens of calvados, listen carefully.

I know you do not want bloodshed.

I know you want to cooperate.

Anything! Anything at all!

Anything you ask for, reverend pirate.

Good. There is a young lady in this town

who has been fortunate enough to have found favor in my eyes.

I wish her to be brought to me at once.

Is manuela.

Oh, no! Not manuela!

Not manuela, no.

Please, not manuela, reverend pirate.

She's to be married to the mayor.

We have other girls, beautiful girls!

Suit yourself, but I warn you,

if manuela is not brought to me here in 10 minutes, unmarried,

I shall set torch to your town.

Your village will lie in ruins.

Your families will be scattered to the winds.

Not one house shall be left standing, not one stone upon another!

= go fetch her!

Where is Don Pedro? We must see him.

You cannot see Don Pedro. He's not to be disturbed.

I'm sorry, senora.

This is a matter of life and death.

Is that the padre?

No. It's the advocate.

Well, somebody get the padre.

Don Pedro, my lord, I hardly know how to begin.

It grieves me to be the bearer of this message.

Well, what is it, man? Speak up.

Macoco has given us an ultimatum.

Well, well?

Manuela is to be delivered to him there within 10 minutes,

or he'll put a torch to the town.

What? What?!

The brazen effrontery! The impertinence!

You think macoco wouldn't burn the town?

He's done it 100 times, and with far less provocation.

Where's manuela? Let us speak to manu...

You will not speak of this to manuela.

Senora, lock the door and give me the key.

It's ridiculous. The whole thing is insane!

You go right back to him and tell him that I refuse to be intimidated!

Perhaps you would like to go to macoco and tell him he's lying.

Yes! That is, well...

I tell you, he can't do anything.

He wouldn't dare. He knows he'd hang.

Be realistic. Do you think the threat of hanging frightens him?

He practically invites it. = huh?

He's admitted that he's the pirate macoco, hasn't he?

For that alone, he could hang.

You're right. You're perfectly right.

This man fears nothing.

He knows there's a price on his head, and yet he boasts of his evil deeds.

Oh, he's a desperate character.

He should be killed like a dog.

Yes, he's ruthless, and we must do nothing to oppose him, or...

He's a menace to the whole civilized world.

Inez, the key.

I'll be back within an hour.

Where are you going?

To the capital to get the militia.

You're going to certain death.

Macoco's men are in the hills surrounding the town.

No one can get through!

Don Pedro! Don Pedro!

Wasted four minutes.

Let's go and talk to manuela.

Manuela.

No, no. You're not to speak to her. I won't allow it.

I'm sorry, senora.

Manuela? Manuela?

Yes?

Manuela, did you hear?

I couldn't help but hear a little.

It's a frightful thing to ask a young girl to sacrifice herself,

but no one and nothing else can save us.

Manuela, don't listen to them.

Don Pedro's gone for help.

I'm sorry, senora.

Manuela, even if he could get through the hills,

which he can't, it's useless.

He cannot get back for an hour at the very least,

and we've only five minutes.

But you can't ask that of me!

You know I'd do anything in this world

to save you, anything,

but you can't ask that!

Manuela, we, your fellow townspeople,

are throwing ourselves on your mercy.

Will you go, manuela?

Will you sacrifice yourself to save us?

But you're asking too much of me!

You'll go down in history, manuela,

another Joan of arc,

sacrificing herself that her people might live.

But I've only just met him!

We'll put a tablet on your door,

manuela alva and this date.

Who knows? We might even change the name of the town in honor of you.

Manuela, think of us, our wives and our children,

the people you've known all your life.

Don't you see what this could mean to my future?

It could mean the ruination of my complete life!

Do you want to see this town, which our fathers and grandfathers built

over the years with such loving care,

do you want to see it ruined,

razed with not one stone left upon another?

Thank you, manuela.

Manuela, all of our lives, we will thank you.

Thank you.

Manuela!

Manuela!

I can't bear to have you sacrifice yourself.

I'll do it! I'll go in your place.

He asked for me.

Well, uh, this is what you dreamed of, isn't it?

I beg your pardon?

May I get you a cushion for your feet?

Uh, you... you... you said this is what I've dreamed of.

Don't you remember?

That's what you said at the show that night.

You said you were in love with macoco

and that you dreamt that someday he'd come like a chicken hawk and carry you away.

[ I... I said that?

I sa... l said that to him?

Sure, to serafin.

I mean, uh, uh, oh...

Macoco.

Oh, yes. Macoco.

Wi... will there be anything else, your highness?

No, thank you. I think that will be quite enough.

Well, then, if you'll excuse me, I think I'll just...

Ooohh!

Manuela, the time has come to drop the mask.

Macoco.

Why did you think you had to do all of these things to get me here?

Didn't you know you had only to stretch out your hand?

No, please, don't move. Don't.

I want to gaze my full at you.

Ohh...

That sinister brow,

the hawk-like glance in your eyes,

those savage shoulders,

the ferocious nape of that neck.

Oh, I can see you now in battle,

the clash of angry swords, the roar of Cannon,

and you... you, macoco, standing there

with lightning breaking about you,

dominating everything!

Manuela, there's something I must tell you.

Look, I... = and to think

I thought you were nothing but a common actor.

Ohh!

How unspeakably drab.

Just what was that you said?

How could I have been so gullible?

Why, I should have known from the first moment I saw you on the stage

that you knew absolutely nothing about acting.

Now, look here...

Oh, macoco, my fabulous macoco,

take me away with you.

Take me away on your mighty ship.

- Just a minute... - I can see us now,

you with your cutlass in one hand

and your... your... your compass in the other

shouting orders to your pirate crew,

and I... l at your side,

spurring you on to greater and greater achievements.

Won't that be magnificent!

Eh, tell me, uh, just, uh...

What did you think was wrong with my... acting?

Your what?

My, uh, acting.

You... you, uh, said you thought that I...

Oh, please, let's not talk of anything

so disgusting and degrading.

I despise actors.

Besides...

You don't have to pretend with me.

I love you for what you are,

ruthless and cruel, taking what you want,

fearing no one!

Look, I-l don't think you saw a good show that night.

I... my performance must have been off. Ordinarily, my acting...

Oh, macoco...

I could show you a review in the Trinidad clarion

about my acting comparing me with David garrick.

I wish I had that here. I'd like...

The man I love... the man I love is the man who said,

"bring manuela to me, or I'll put a torch to the town!"

Manuela, I have a confession to make.

A confession? You don't need to make a confession to me.

Don't you know that the record of your deeds is written on my heart?

Oh, yes, one crime or two crimes might be something to confess,

but crime on such a magnificent scale,

why, that becomes an epic.

You transcend the...

The petty moral codes of ordinary men.

Manuela, you must listen.

Manuela?

Oh, I... see you found out.

Manuela. Manuela, you're... You're overwrought.

Now, I know you have every right to be vexed,

but I did it for us.

Manuel...

Manu...

Now, manuela, darling, count to 10.

Manuela.

Man...

Now, manuela. Manuela.

Oil on the troubled waters, manuela.

No. Your temper!

Oh, manuela, this is ridiculous.

Don't be a witch!

Manuela.

All right, manuela. I apologize. I apologize!

I shouldn't have walked that tightrope to your room.

I know that I shouldn't...

Now, look, I realize that I shouldn't have hypnotized you

and made you say those things, but...

Now, look, manuela, I'm trying to be reasonable. Can't you under...

Can't you see I'm trying to be big about this?

Manuela, I asked you, please do not...

Now, look.

I've apologized abjectly. What more can I do?

Just what more can I...

You're overdoing this! You're being vindictive!

Now, you listen to me!

You have the manners of a spoiled brat

and the effrontery of an unbridled egotist!

Because I succumbed to your charm,

don't think that I'll duly act gentlemanly,

because I won't!

Ohh!

Aah!

That settles it!

I've never yet raised my hand against a woman,

but, by heaven, you've gone too far!

En garde!

Oh!

Touche.

Now, can't we talk this...

Over, like sensible adult persons?

Man...

Ohh!

Now, manu...

Now, Don"t...

Now, listen...

Manu... aah! Not... don't!

You'll hurt someone!

Serafin.

Oh, no. Serafin, my darling!

Serafin!

Serafin, what have I done to you?

What have I done to you?

What have I done?

Serafin!

Serafin, listen to me.

I didn't mean what I said about your acting.

I think you're a wonderful actor!

Oh, darling!

Darling...

Oh, darling.

J you can do no wrong j

j you're as right j

j as the nightingale's song j

j you're the nth of perfection j

j of them all, you're the star j

j when you gaze in my direction j

I life is caviar j

j I can barely wait j

j till I know j

j that we'll share the same fate j

j and from then on j

j sweet angel j

j I shall worship you my life long j

j for yout

j cando j

j no wrong j

j it's painfully true j

j that you can do j

j no wrong j

To be able to send back word

that I have captured macoco...

The news will echo around the world.

The king himself will call me back to decorate me.

I must warn you again, sir, this macoco is a very clever fellow.

He will try in every way to convince you that he is not the pirate...

My dear sir, it is not necessary for you to give me advice.

I am no novice in the affairs of government.

Sorry.

Excellency, we have found a part of his Booty.

Oh-ho! What extraordinary luck.

This is his personal chest.

It's full of jewels known to have been stolen by macoco.

Do they tally with the list of the east India company?

Yes, a great many of them, excellency.

The maharani's diamonds and matched pearls,

the mogul's emeralds,

the stomacher of Marie antoinette.

That's enough. Where is he now?

The mayor's residence, excellency.

Surround the place. Post guards at every entrance, every window.

Remember, this man is the devil incarnate.

He'll strike like a cobra when he realizes he's cornered.

- All right. - Ya!

Surround him, men.

- Manuela! Are you all right? - Yes.

What have you done to her?

Excellency, this is a joke, a... a silly joke,

just a silly joke.

This man knew that I had an admiration for macoco,

so he pretended, that's all.

My dear, you've been through a terrible experience,

but you have nothing to fear now. = but I...

Your magnificent courage has earned the gratitude of the entire island.

It's due to you that this felon has been apprehended.

Captain, see the senorita escorted safely to her home.

No! I...

Bring the prisoner here.

Well, sir, at last.

I can't tell you what pleasure it gives me to meet you...

Under these conditions.

Excellency.

I must say, macoco, you're very satisfying.

The other members of your profession whom I met officially

have looked more like bookkeepers than pirates.

But you...

You fill the eye.

Thank you, but I regret to disillusion you, excellency.

I have been sailing under false colors.

I am not macoco.

My name is serafin, and I am an actor.

Here are my papers.

I warned you he'd do this. Don't believe him.

Must I remind you that I'm perfectly capable

of handling this without any assistance?

Sorry.

Do you really expect to fool me with a false passport?

This simply means that some poor wretch named serafin

is lying in a ditch somewhere

with a dagger in his throat.

Don Pedro, do you think it wise to go this far?

I am here to see that you hang.

No doubt about that, but I'm sure his excellency would never hang a man

without evidence.

Certainly not.

Hey, wait a minute! What are you doing with that?

That... this is my prop box. I never allow anyone to touch this.

It holds all my professional secrets.

Macoco, in the name of his majesty, I hereby charge you

with the murder of countless thousands of his subjects,

with theft, arson, et cetera, et cetera.

Put him in irons, and issue orders to erect a gallows at once.

We'll forgo the formality of a trial.

Don't take your eyes off him, not for a minute,

and don't let him talk.

No. Above all, don't let me talk.

Let the execution begin.

Please, aunt Inez, let me through!

I've got to stop this! Stop! Stop!

Oh, your excellency, please, I beg you not to go on with this!

- I implore you! Please don't! - Seporita!

Please, you must calm yourself. = manuela!

People! Listen, please!

A few hours ago, you thanked me for saving your lives!

You told me you'd be grateful forever.

Well, now I have one favor to ask of you in return.

I beg you to stop this hanging!

This man is not a pirate!

He's only a strolling player, an actor...

Proceed with the execution.

Excellency, may I speak?

No, no! Go on with the hanging.

Oh! I'm sorry. Should I have addressed myself to the mayor?

I had thought his excellency the viceroy was in command here.

And so I am.

You may have your say.

Excellency, thank you.

I wish to express my gratitude to the senorita,

but she is wasting her sympathies.

I agree with Don Pedro.

Macoco should hang.

You're right! For once, you're telling the truth.

Well, why are we waiting?

Get on with the hanging.

I shall try not to disappoint you.

Your excellency, fate has been most kind to me.

In my last moments, it has granted me

the privilege of meeting face to face

one of the great figures of our time.

Fate hasn't been unkind to me.

It's always useful, politically, you know,

to capture an important criminal.

I am only too happy, excellency, to further your career.

And I to put an end to yours.

I believe a condemned man has a right to one last request.

Well, within reason.

A visit from a loved one, a prayer, a beefsteak.

I have only one burning desire.

Let me give a performance, one last performance for your excellency.

That's impossible.

If you escaped, I should have to consider myself a fool,

and I don't care to undervalue myself.

Excellency, I have played before the king of Spain, the khedive of Egypt,

the bey of Tunis.

I should like, before I die, to play before your excellency.

But you must see it would be very irregular.

Excellency, you are a man of culture, a man of imagination.

When a royal banquet is spread before you,

you do not pounce upon it like any peasant.

This is a great moment we have before us,

a moment in history.

Let's not rush at it.

Let's savor it to the full.

I never heard of such impudence, such an outrage!

Hang him! Hang him at once!

You there, soldiers, go on. Take him.

You hear me? Go on with the hanging!

Just a minute, Don Pedro.

Your excellency, you don't know this man.

He's diabolically clever.

He's trying to trick you, make a fool of you.

Excellency, I await your permission.

No! No!

I'm mayor here, and I forbid it!

Do you hear me? I forbid it!

He hangs.

He hangs this minute!

Go on, hang him!

You may be mayor of this little village, but I am viceroy.

You may give your show.

Excellency.

Stand back, men. Give the impresario a little room.

There's something rather upper-class about all this.

I shall feel like a Roman emperor of the... of the decadents.

Rather agreeable.

It will be a pleasure to be executed by a man of such charm.

Fellow artists, overture!

Prepare the proscenium.

Unmask this funereal garb, and Don the bright colors of thespis.

On with your costume, trillo.

Trillo, strike up the music!

What number will it be, captain?

Our gayest and our best to please our honored guest.

Get the mirror ready.

The mirror. I'm going to release Don Pedro's spirit

from its earthly bond.

And now, ladies and gentlemen, honored guest,

in behalf of my little troupe,

may I hope that you enjoy our farewell performance?

Of course, this is not my first farewell performance,

but I think we can trust our honored guest to make it my last.

Usually, for our opening I perform a rope trick,

but, uh, tonight, under the circumstances, I will skip the rope.

Instead, I and my two brilliant colleagues in the art of terpsichore

will entertain you.

But, uh, first, if you will allow me,

I shall get away from this noose.

As me mother used to say, no noose is good noose.

Jm remember forever j

I when I was but three j

j mama, who was clever j

j remarking to me j

j son, when you're grown up j

j and you want everything nice j

j I've got your future sewn up j

j if you'll take this advice j

be a clown j

be a clown j

I all the world loves a clown j

j act a fool, play the calf;

j and you'll always have the last laugh &

j wear the cap and the bells j

j and you'll rate with all the great swells &

j if you become a doctor, folks will face you with dread j

j if you become a dentist;

j they'll be glad when you're dead j

j you'll get a bigger hand if you can stand on your head j

j be a clown, be a clown, be a clown j

J be a clown, be a clown, be a clown j

J be a clown, be a clown j

be a clown j

Bravo! Bravo.

More, more.

Thank you, thank you.

That was merely an appetizer.

Your excellency, now we come to the pinnacle of our entertainment,

an experiment in the new and sensational science of animal magnetism

taught me by the great mesmer himself.

Oh, mesmer! I knew him very well.

I was fascinated by his science.

Ah! Then of course your excellency knows

the principles of the great mesmer.

In short...

Hypnosis.

Hypnosis.

And now, ladies and gentlemen, before your very eyes,

I shall perform this experiment.

I shall need someone to help me, but it must be the right person.

Control cannot be exercised over everyone.

I have failed with the confused, with the rebellious,

with the recalcitrant.

To perform the experiment ideally,

I must find a person whose character and background are above reproach.

Ah. I see we have a volunteer.

We'll have none of that here, young man!

Senora! You have spoiled what promised to be a very interesting experiment.

Your excellency, you do not realize.

This man has powers that are...

Stand back. Don't speak to her.

If you wake her, it may kill her. She's in a trance.

Oh, manuela, not again!

Come, pure spirit. Come with me.

I forbid it! It's a disgrace!

Sit down, Don Pedro.

Gracious lady, if you have any wish,

express it freely to me,

I who am your friend.

I wish to...

Yes?

I wish...

Black magic!

I won't have him practice black magic on my future wife!

It's an outrage!

Hold your tongue, Don Pedro.

I will not have this performance ruined by your bourgeois possessiveness.

Excellency, will you please tell him this is not flirtation,

it is science. = it is science.

Whatever you call it, I don't like it!

I demand that you hold your tongue!

Proceed, sir, with your mesmerism.

Manuela, are you afraid?

No. No.

What is your wish, manuela?

What is your wish?

I ask for very little, only to be allowed to...

To worship at your feet, macoco,

my prince of pirates.

Let them do with you what they will.

It makes no difference.

Your spirit and your legend will live on through the ages.

Oh, I worship you for your immortal deeds, your fearlessness,

your daring.

Destiny has been harsh.

It has given me the vision of you, only to snatch it away,

but I shall carry your image in my heart,

cherishing it, loving it.

I shall dedicate my life to the memory of you.

But, manuela, you are to be married to Don Pedro,

the most pious, the most upright, the...

The most piddling of all men!

A namby-pamby who dares not leave this village,

a kept Fanny who's afraid even of the sea!

Oh, but you, macoco... you...

You have slashed across this world

your bold pattern of imagination.

You're a glorious prism

that dazzles me with all of its facets.

J love of my life &

j life of my love j

j I used to pray and pray j

j you'd hear me j

j love of my life &

j angels above j

j sent you at last j

j to stay always near me j

j now we are one j

j never to part;

I and nevermore j

j need I implore you j

j to miss me j

j come to my arms j

j come to my heart?

J kiss me j

j come to me, come to me j

j love of j

j my life j

j ohh jq

j ohh jq

j ohh jq

j ohh jq

Macoco!

I've had enough of this!

This marionette strutting around

pretending to be the black macoco.

You think a runt like that could handle a crew of cutthroats?

You think real men would risk their necks to serve under him?

If you want to worship macoco, then worship me!

It was I who was the terror of the Caribbean,

the most feared and hated man

who ever sailed a ship!

At the mere mention of my name,

armed fleets would slink into their harbors!

Whole populations would flee into the hills

when I and my ship came in sight of land.

My name was like thunder rolling in from the sea!

I am this man you worship!

I am macoco,

not this grease paint hero,

this puny, rabbit-hearted, white-livered buffoon!

I'm macoco!

Ladies and gentlemen,

don't move, don't stir.

The best is still to come.

We have a new star in our brilliant galaxy of players,

the beautiful, the beguiling, the divine manuela.

Be a clown j

I all the world loves a clown j

j show 'em tricks j

j tell 'em jokes [I

j and you'll only stop with top folks j

j dress in huge baggy pants I

j and you'll ride the road to romance j

j a butcher or a baker, ladies never embrace j

j a barber for a Beau would be a social disgrace j

j they all will come to call j

j if you can fall on your face j

j be a clown, be a clown, be a clown j

Be a clown j

I all the world loves a clown j

j be a crazy buffoon j

j and the demoiselles will all swoon j

j be a crack jackanapes j

j and they'll imitate you like apes j

j why be a great composer with your rent in arrears?

J why be a major poet, and you'll owe it for years? &

j when crowds will pay to giggle if you wiggle your ears

j be a clown, be a clown, be a clown j

Be a clown j

I all the world loves a clown j

j be the poor silly ass j

j and you'll always travel first class j

j give 'em quips, give 'em fun j

j and they'll pay to say you're a-one j

j if you become a farmer, you've the weather to buck j

j if you become a gambler, you'll be stuck with your luck j

j but, Jack, you'll never lack if you can quack like a duck

j be a clown, be a clown, be a clown j

Be a clown j