ai ih aheglabeg aan pla ik. Bek ‘Asotoren «Don’t waste your breath! OnLy ca (efter dangerous pause) Don't get me. wiong, 1 ‘wouldn't want you to think chat I'm noe foursquare:belind this show of ours s roux. That's telling them, p's. eaLy cnx To come, seraight t0,the point, 1 should like to “vite che man who has been the mes insent about geting his money back, I mean to.say, I should like to invite ghat peculiar gentleman to join me ina litle eight-round boxing match with four-ounce gloves, souptexs Go to it, Townley!—Give thac Baby. Blephan’'s ‘snout good wiping! ‘avy oax "Wel, my friends, now we wil see, 1 think, whether ie, was the truth we presented to you this evening: and ‘whether ie was good or bad theater. (All go off the bosing match) 3 The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny Opera Collaborators: E. Hauptmann, C. Neher, K. Weill “Translator; Michael Feingold BIBLIOTECA IE LAS ARTES,‘The Founding of the City of Mahagonny A large truck in very bad shape stops ina desolate place, Hey, we gota keep going? But the motor's hd it ‘Yeah then we ean keep going. (Pause) ‘But we gotta keep going. ‘But here's only deser up ahead, ‘Yea, then we can't keep going. (Pause) Tn that cae we gota turn backs smunsry Moles Bue the consables are after’ us, and they "know ou faes from one pore tothe next. ‘Yeah, thea we can't turn back (They sie down onthe rennin board and smoke) "ou know they've fund gold ponte cout ‘Yeah, that's one long coast.‘Yeh, then we cant esd up ‘Buethey have found gold up cher. "Yeah, bur the coast iso long. sens tnacabia rem (appear on tbe ruck) ‘Cane we keep going? No. vcotx Okay, then well say right hee. Ive gor an iex: Te we can't make i up there, le stay down here. Look, "ody who comer back from up there mys those Fvets float give up thei gold so cary, Kes ough ork and were fot cut out for wotking. But Tve seen thore guys and lt ime tell ou, they're very fre with their gold Tes easier to fe¢ god ou of men shan ou of river ny. So wemighe aswell build cy bere ‘Aod wel callie Ashagonny “That eae Spiderweb evil ikea eb Spam over tc athe php iy insets ‘Alte word ful of shor and sorow ie down ere wel have fon Forir ia mm's grestex plese Novto suffer nd do what efecs ts. “That whrmoney ges yo : Ginandwhistey eng girs and young boys, [And every week bere wil wten days sway from working And the big harrcans dont eravel mortar thf. Climlin perfor pace ot men Wills sround and amoke wh hey wai for he suns. “Then every other day well hve bosiog Lotsef nose and vlene, ut thes wil be fai. Sostck ths ating rod nthe ground ight hee snd rn, ‘This old mag up for» fag 0 the sips heading down from the old ost Cansee us Set the bar up there Under chat rubber tee Thisis the vown Thi wil bee center And ifs called "Ar the Sign of the Rich Man,” (Te red Aahagonny-pennon sun up along fishing rod) ‘Sill, we're ony building Mahagonny Becta the world isso rotten cause there sno peace ‘And ne eontentmeat ‘And theres nothing ‘A'man can depend spon. The city grew quickly in the weeks that followed and the first “sharks” drifted into town, Ener Jenny and siz girls carrying large suitcases, they ot down om the utcses end sing the “Alabama Song” (On, show us he way tothe next whiskey bat! Ob, dena why For we mise find the net whiskey bar For we dn’ find the nex whiskey bur Teall you we must de! (0b, ston of Alabama We now mast sy good-bye Were losrour good old mama And muse have whiskey ‘Of, you know why. (show us the way to the neve petty boy! (Of dot ak why!