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The second song is a comic number in a hip-hop style, split between the Mechanicals鈥ith a solo rap for Nick Bottom.
The song video
Song 2: 'Meet the Mechanicals' - Vocal
QUINCE: Is all our company here?
ALL: Yeah, all our company鈥檚 here.
QUINCE: Mechanicals, are you ready?
ALL: Mechanicals, always ready!
QUINCE: From the page -
ALL: To the stage!
QUINCE: Let鈥檚 rehearse -
ALL: Spin a verse!
QUINCE: Meet the Mechanicals, freed from the manacles
Of the daily grind - I鈥檓 their boss puritanical.
I鈥檝e come here with a play I鈥檝e selected,
Just got to produce and direct it.
SNUG: Snug is the name, keep it simple and plain,
Lack the lion鈥檚 share of the company brain,
It鈥檚 hard to learn lines, hard be a star,
Little slow of study but I鈥檓 first to the bar.
ALL: Meet the Mechanicals, meet the Mechanicals,
Our humble group;
Lowly pedestrians turned into thespians -
QUINCE: And quite the troupe!
ALL: Meet the Mechanicals, meet the Mechanicals,
Workers by day;
At night we delight in the lines we recite
And if we get them right, we鈥檙e going to make a play.
STARVELING: I鈥檓 Starveling.
SNOUT: I鈥檓 Snout.
STARVELING: We鈥檙e a marvel.
SNOUT: No doubt!
BOTH: We鈥檙e going to show you what making theatre鈥檚 about.
SNOUT: Just a tinker and a tailor -
STARVELING: But you鈥檒l see real soon,
SNOUT: We think outside the walls
STARVELING: And we shoot for the moon.
FLUTE: Francis Flute, I鈥檓 the little one,
I鈥檓 starry-eyed, and although I鈥檓 young,
I鈥檒l show how grown-up I can be,
When they give the hero鈥檚 part to me!
Just wait and see!
ALL: Meet the Mechanicals, meet the Mechanicals,
Our humble group;
Lowly pedestrians turned into thespians -
QUINCE: And quite the troupe!
ALL: Meet the Mechanicals, meet the Mechanicals,
Workers by day;
At night we delight in the lines we recite
And if we get them right, we鈥檙e going to make a play.
BOTTOM: Meet the weaver Bottom, you鈥檒l cheer when you spot him.
You looking for talents? I鈥檒l tell ya, I got 鈥榚m.
Now, you can call me Bottom but I rise to the top,
The cream of the crop, never cease, never stop.
I show my arts in lovers parts and tyrants too,
Just gimme a role, I鈥檒l give it my heart and soul for you,
Watch me tread the boards, there鈥檚 no doubt I鈥檓 a pro
How about a 鈥榖ravo鈥? Bottom out, now they know.
ALL: Meet the Mechanicals, meet the Mechanicals,
Our humble group;
Lowly pedestrians turned into thespians -
QUINCE: And quite the troupe!
ALL: Meet the Mechanicals, meet the Mechanicals,
Workers by day;
At night we delight in the lines we recite
And if we get them right, we鈥檙e going to make a play.We're going to make a play!
Meet the Mechanicals!
This episode of the story
Synopsis
Puck takes us to a lowly house on the other side of Athens - the home of Mistress Quince.
Quince has assembled a troupe of amateur actors - the Mechanicals - and they are to begin rehearsing a play based on the story of 'Pyramus and Thisbe', which has been penned by Quince herself and will be performed in front of Theseus and Hippolyta as part of the wedding celebrations.
The actors are a motley collection of tinkers, tailors and bellows-menders鈥nd one would-be thespian called Nick Bottom who constantly interrupts Quince to showcase his talents.
Once the parts for the play have been assigned by Quince the actors agree to meet that night to begin rehearsals at a secret location in the woods.
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Song 2: 'Meet the Mechanicals' - Instrumental
QUINCE: Is all our company here?
ALL: Yeah, all our company鈥檚 here.
QUINCE: Mechanicals, are you ready?
ALL: Mechanicals, always ready!
QUINCE: From the page -
ALL: To the stage!
QUINCE: Let鈥檚 rehearse -
ALL: Spin a verse!
QUINCE: Meet the Mechanicals, freed from the manacles
Of the daily grind - I鈥檓 their boss puritanical.
I鈥檝e come here with a play I鈥檝e selected,
Just got to produce and direct it.
SNUG: Snug is the name, keep it simple and plain,
Lack the lion鈥檚 share of the company brain,
It鈥檚 hard to learn lines, hard be a star,
Little slow of study but I鈥檓 first to the bar.
ALL: Meet the Mechanicals, meet the Mechanicals,
Our humble group;
Lowly pedestrians turned into thespians -
QUINCE: And quite the troupe!
ALL: Meet the Mechanicals, meet the Mechanicals,
Workers by day;
At night we delight in the lines we recite
And if we get them right, we鈥檙e going to make a play.
STARVELING: I鈥檓 Starveling.
SNOUT: I鈥檓 Snout.
STARVELING: We鈥檙e a marvel.
SNOUT: No doubt!
BOTH: We鈥檙e going to show you what making theatre鈥檚 about.
SNOUT: Just a tinker and a tailor -
STARVELING: But you鈥檒l see real soon,
SNOUT: We think outside the walls
STARVELING: And we shoot for the moon.
FLUTE: Francis Flute, I鈥檓 the little one,
I鈥檓 starry-eyed, and although I鈥檓 young,
I鈥檒l show how grown-up I can be,
When they give the hero鈥檚 part to me!
Just wait and see!
ALL: Meet the Mechanicals, meet the Mechanicals,
Our humble group;
Lowly pedestrians turned into thespians -
QUINCE: And quite the troupe!
ALL: Meet the Mechanicals, meet the Mechanicals,
Workers by day;
At night we delight in the lines we recite
And if we get them right, we鈥檙e going to make a play.
BOTTOM: Meet the weaver Bottom, you鈥檒l cheer when you spot him.
You looking for talents? I鈥檒l tell ya, I got 鈥榚m.
Now, you can call me Bottom but I rise to the top,
The cream of the crop, never cease, never stop.
I show my arts in lovers parts and tyrants too,
Just gimme a role, I鈥檒l give it my heart and soul for you,
Watch me tread the boards, there鈥檚 no doubt I鈥檓 a pro
How about a 鈥榖ravo鈥? Bottom out, now they know.
ALL: Meet the Mechanicals, meet the Mechanicals,
Our humble group;
Lowly pedestrians turned into thespians -
QUINCE: And quite the troupe!
ALL: Meet the Mechanicals, meet the Mechanicals,
Workers by day;
At night we delight in the lines we recite
And if we get them right, we鈥檙e going to make a play.We're going to make a play!
Meet the Mechanicals!
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More songs from A Midsummer Night's Dream
1. What a Lovely Midsummer Day
The opening song is an upbeat celebration of the forthcoming marriage of Theseus and Hippolyta.
3. The Land of the Fairies
A hushed, magical song - tinged with Celtic folk - for the woodland fairies.
4. The Flower's Spell
A song about the power of the magic flower - the cause of all the confusion and mayhem.
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