Aesop's Fables

I'm back in Geylang this morning

In my hands a ham sandwich I'm having

Two cups of tea later my eyelids are heavy

Before long I'm getting sleepy

Rehearsal didn't lift my mood

The actors are still acting like fools

The musical is only three quarters through

It's not funny, not even cool

Let's not waste time to waste time

Now lunch is on my mind

The actors can't remember how to rhyme

Or how to assemble the puppets on time

Hatta's lying on the carpet roly poly

Cos his ass has an open wound

Seri is trying to look busy

Julian and I are looking like goons

Aesop's fables, oh how well they tell

Humans and animals co-exist so well

Aesop's fables, oh how well they fell

On deaf ears, should I ring the bell?

Time is ticking away

Ticking towards eternity

Ah, did I just hear a donkey bray

No, it's just Julian hitting a note

Oh the build up of heat 

from my seat

I need to stand up

to fan my butt

Getting a cuppa is what I need

Three steps from the door I heard some chatter

Ah finally some action indeed

Rehearsal is progressing further

Now I see the puppets coming alive

The actors' competence is coming into play

I'm no longer sleepy and I shall strife

To adjust my choreo and call it a day.