Chicken-Pig

An Ode to Marilyn Monroe,

or

The Revenge of the Hemidemisemiquaver

Act I.

Scene I, in which Boccaccio eats Focaccia.

Marilyn: Fish fish fish! Fish fish fish fish.

Monroe: Fish fish fish?! Boll weevil!

Marilyn: Carp carp carp fish. Fish boll weevil.

Monroe: B-b-boll weevil? Weevil-eevil?!

Marilyn: [Fffsh] Fish fish. Fish fish.

Monroe: Fish fish fish CARP. Fish CARP, carp FISH.

Marilyn: Grilled cheese kebob-a-bob. Fish carp grilled cheese.

Monroe: Cheese boll, boll cheese, cheese boll cheese cheese boll.

Marilyn: …

Monroe: Ja, carp.

Marilyn: Nay carp. Carp Johann Sebastian carp.

Monroe: Carp fish, ja?

Marilyn: Carp fish. Fish fish fish fish fish fish fish fish fish fish fish fish fish fish fish fish fish fish fish fish fish fish fish fish fish fish fish fish fish fish fish fish fish Johann.

Monroe: Fish carp-a-barp. A-barp-a-chimp.

Marilyn: Johann Chimp von Bok Choy?

Monroe: Bon chump. Fish bollweevileevil.

Marilyn: Bon bon bon chump! Bon bon bon chump!

Monroe: Bon bon bon chump bon bon bon chump bon bon bon chump, bon bon bon chump bon bon bon chump bon bon bon chump …

Marilyn: Nay, carp-a-barp-a-barp-a-chimp.

Monroe: Good heavens.

[curtain]

Scene II, in which Michael Jackson Sings Beethoven.

Michael: Look at my nose … [fermata] (G G Eb)

Jackson: Look at my nose … [grand pause] (F F D)

Michael: Look at my nose, oh would you dare look at my nose?

Jackson: Look at my nose, oh would you dare look at my nose?

Michael: It’s really weird!

Jackson: (Oh yes it is)

Michael: It’s really weird!

Jackson: (Oh yes it is)

Michael: It looks like chopped swiss cheese!!

Jackson: LOOK AT MY NOSE …

[curtain]