O Lucky Man! Page #9

for the milkman.

Two pints.

- Penny.

- Yes, Mum?

"There's a special providence

in the fall of a sparrow." Hamlet.

Go on, go and sit over there.

Be a good girl.

Please listen, Mrs. Richards.

Please listen to this.

Now, this will really help, Mrs.

Richards.

Please listen carefully.

"One that never turned his back

but marched breast forward...

...never doubted clouds would break."

Don't do anything rash, Mrs. Richards.

Every cloud has a silver lining,

Mrs. Richards. Mrs. Richards!

Mrs. Richards!

Down on the corner of the street

Where I was born we used to meet

And sing the old songs

We called them dole songs

And we'd harmonize so clear

Even though it was the beer

That made the tears run

About the years gone by

And we'd go home and kiss the wife

Hoping a kiss could change your life

That's how romance is

No second chances

Back in my hometown

Things aren't so very different now

Poor folk must get along somehow

You live forever on the never never

Back in my hometown

No queue jumping. Keep in line.

Remember, only one bun each.

Nice and hot.

That's a nice coat you've got.

Are you feeling better now, Arthur?

- Got black locks in my bed again.

- Oh, chin up. Better than rats.

Have some bread and butter.

- Have you got any jam?

- Yes.

Tuck in.

Hello, a new face.

Oh, don't by shy. Down on your luck?

Here, you get this inside you.

- Watch out, it's hot.

- Thank you.

Arthur, you are making a mess.

I'll do that for you.

He likes it thick.

Oh, super. Thanks awfully.

Oh, good girl, Vera. That's lovely.

- Jam?

- Thank you so much.

There.

Arthritis. Incurable.

Be dead in six months, poor old thing.

- Do you do this every night?

- Whenever I can.

Well, I have so much time

in the evenings.

Do you get paid for it?

Good Lord, no. It's just that one

has to do what one can to help.

Can I help?

That's extremely kind.

I can use all the help I can get.

Here, you grab hold of this.

Any more cups, please? Won't be a

jiff.

Thank you. Thank you.

Thank you. Good night.

- See you tomorrow.

- Good night.

They do so appreciate it.

Even I need sleep, of course.

It gets a bit of a grind on one's own.

Even the strongest stumble.

But one does what one can.

Now, do you see that bonfire over

there?

That's all my regulars.

Now, you just toddle across

and give them their soup.

You'll find some of them a bit touchy,

but they're all real characters.

Yes, but what shall I say?

What shall I do?

Well, it's simple, just be yourself.

Don't put on an act. They don't like

that.

- Well, where are you going?

- I've got the railway stations to do.

Oh, leave the impedimenta

at the side of the road.

Be back about 5.

Bye.

Bye!

Hot soup?

Hot soup?

Cat's piss.

Do you have any pepper?

Do you have any pepp...?

Soup?

Hot soup, sir?

Sorry, son, I can't take solids.

Hot soup?

My God, Patricia.

Michael.

I thought you were going to marry

the Duke of Belminster.

This is the Duke of Belminster.

Leave him alone.

We don't want your filthy charity!

Get back to school!

Get out of here!

- Listen, friends, comrades...

- Go back to nanny!

- Listen to me, comrades.

- Join the army!

- Listen to me, brothers.

- Brothers? We ain't your bleeding

brothers.

You're men. You must realize it.

Men, mankind, brothers...

...it's the only truth.

- Truth?

This is the only truth, you bastard.

Man!

No, it's you, me, all of us.

We're all there is. Only man exists.

Man, listen to it.

What a marvellous word.

Isn't it a marvellous word?

It's fantastic. We must respect it.

We must respect each other.

Not charity, not pity, but dignity,

respect.

I know, I swear it.

We must love one another.

Love!

Brothers!

Brothers, brothers, brothers!

Brothers!

Everyone is going through changes

And no one knows what's going on

And everybody changes places

But the world still carries on

Love must always change to sorrow

And everyone must play the game

It's here today and gone tomorrow

But the world goes on the same

Now love must always change to sorrow

And everyone must play the game

It's here today and gone tomorrow

But the world goes on the same

Try your luck?

- Name?

- Michael Travis.

Availability?

Available.

What I would like you to do

is stand in front of the screen...

...and I'll let you know what to do

in a minute.

Books.

Hold these under your right arm,

will you?

Good. Gun.

More aggressive.

Right.

Now smile.

- I beg your pardon?

- Smile.

- Why?

- Just do it.

I'm afraid I can't smile without a

reason.

Smile.

- What's there to smile about?

- Just do it.

Why?

Don't ask why.

What's there to smile about?

If you have a friend

On whom you think you can rely

You are a lucky man

And if you found the reason

To live on and not to die

You are a lucky man

The preachers, and the poets

And the scholars don't know it

The temples, and the statues

And steeples don't show it

If you've got the secret

Just try not to blow it

Stay a lucky man

Stay a lucky man

Because on and on

And on and on we go

And it's around the world

In circles turning

Earning what we can

While others dance away

The chance to light your way

So you know that if you have a friend

On whom you think you can rely

You are a lucky man

And if you've found the reason

To live on and not to die

You are a lucky man

You know the preachers, and the poets

And the scholars don't know it

And the temples, and statues

And steeples won't show it

If you've got the secret

Just try not to blow it

Stay a lucky man

Oh, stay a lucky man

And it's around and round, and round

And round, and round we go

And it's around the world

In circles turning

Earning what we can

While others dance away

The chance to light your day

So it's on, and on and on

And it's on, and on and on

Around the world in circles turning

Earning what we can

While others dance away

The chance to light your day

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