The New Road

Comedy Tonight!

When I was playing Poker on Monday night I was annoying everyone with this song:

Something familiar,
Something peculiar,
Something for everyone:
A comedy tonight!

Something appealing,
Something appalling,
Something for everyone:
A comedy tonight!

Nothing with kings,
Nothing with crowns;
Bring on the lovers, liars and clowns!
Old situations,
New complications,
Nothing portentous
Or polite;
Tragedy tomorrow,
Comedy tonight!

Something convulsive,
Something repulsive,
Something for everyone:
A comedy tonight!

It's from A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum. This is an excellent bit of musical theatre. You should check it out if you get the chance. The movie version with Zero Mostel is also very good.