Tamsin Collison
Examples of lyrics for Iris Theatre’s
Blind Date Event 2015
1) See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil.
2) Time To Move On.
SEE NO EVIL, HEAR NO EVIL, SPEAK NO EVIL
(T. Collison/E. Bell)
MR. ATKINSON:
After working twenty years
At the Atkinson Hotel,
There isn’t much of life
I haven’t seen.
All of human nature’s passed
Through my revolving doors.
The good, the bad,
The sane, the mad,
And those who teeter
Somewhere in between.
As long as guests
Can pay their way,
I don’t ask why
They’ve come to stay.
(Though the things some leave behind
Can boggle the most open mind)
No matter what events arise,
What counts in this profession
Is absolute discretion.
MR. A:
See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil,
(Chorus 1)
That’s the way to run a great hotel.
I never criticise a guest,
I never show surprise,
I never doubt a pseudonym,
Nor query a disguise,
Oh yes, I cater to their every whim
No matter how unwise
For when you’re deaf and dumb and blind,
What’s out of sight
Is out
Of mind
MISS CARTWRIGHT: (spoken) Oh, I couldn’t agree more, Mr. Atkinson!
MISS CARTWRIGHT: See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil,
(Chorus 2)
That’s our hotel’s sacred rule of three.
I greet guests on arrival and
Present them with their keys,
But then I leave it up to them
To do just as they please.
Oh how I long to know just why the bishop
Ordered that trapeze...
But when you’re deaf and dumb and blind
What’s out of sight
Is out
Of mind.
MISS C:
We hired a plasterer to fix
The bullet holes which scarred Room 6
MR A:
The bloodstains in Room 44
MISS C:
Were quietly sanded from the floor.
MR A:
We won’t admit we ever knew
About the horse in 102,
MISS C:
We can’t say which well-known MP
MR A:
Left handcuffs in Room 83.
MISS C:
And as for what went on
MR A:
In 5 and 31
MISS C:
And why we didn’t call the police...
MR.A:
We’ll hold our peace
MISS C:
Quite!
MR.A/MISS C:
See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil
(Chorus 3)
That’s the way to keep ’em rolling in.
Guests trust us to keep silent
About what they do and where,
We know what’s going on
But we’ve got nothing to declare,
Considering who stays here,
To be frank, we wouldn’t dare!
So we stay deaf and dumb and blind
What’s out of sight
Is out of mind And it all goes very well
In our discreet hotel
We find.
TIME TO MOVE ON
Jazz song – Bossa feel
(T. Collison/G. Castle)
Close the door, return the key
And walk away.
There isn’t any more to say.
I’ve had a wonderful romance with you
But now
We are through.
Take the chance to start again,
Have no regrets.
It’s strange how soon the heart forgets.
The sorrow that you feel today will soon
Dissolve
And fade away.
Love has dried,
And our golden days now have turned to rust.
Love has died,
And our golden dreams now lie in the dust.
Don’t look back, don’t be afraid,
Don’t change your mind.
There’s nothing left to leave behind.
The passion that we shared is gone.
It’s time
To move on.