See Our Show

"See Our Show" is the seventh track of Uncle Raven's Super Happy Fun Time Carnival.

## Performers

#### Cast Album

Lauren Osborn as "The Floozies"

Paul Shapera as "Raven"

#### The New Albion Cabaret

Lauren Osborn as "The Floozies"

Paul Shapera as "Raven"

## Song References

The song refers to many other songs, both from popular culture and Paul's other work, including:

* "Overture" from The Dolls of New Albion
* Theme Tune from The Love Boat
* "Those Were The Days" by Gene Raskin/Mary Hopkins
* "Don't Stand So Close To Me" by The Police
* "Annabel's Lament" from The Dolls of New Albion
* "Edgar Gets His Heart Broken" from The Dolls of New Albion
* "What the Trite and Banal Say" from The New Albion Guide to Analogue Consciousness
* "Up, Up and Away" by The 5th Dimension
* "Marry You" by Bruno Mars
* "Get Me to the Church on Time" from My Fair Lady
* "I Touch Myself" by Divinyls

## Lyrics

[FLOOZIES:]

Raven baby, the show is all set and ready

We're just waitin' fer you, sugar

[RAVEN:] *(spoken)*

All right then, let’s show 'em how it’s done.

[RAVEN:] *(spoken)*

Goodbye now to all you knew

The pain of birth comes for you too

All before will fade to black

And once you're through, there's no way back

[RAVEN:] *(spoken)*

Ladies and gentlemen! Welcome to the main show! Tonight we have a very special performance, something we like to call the Seduction of Helen! You'll love it, darling, it's a scream, an absolute scream, darling. Maestro, music please.

[RAVEN:]

Though I'm sometimes seen with gentlemen

I do make the exception when

A particularly luscious specimen

Of the gender known as feminine

Such as yourself, Miss Helen

Comes across my path every now and then

And the tango of seduction begins again

[RAVEN:] *(spoken)*

That's your cue, boys.

[RAVEN:]

My baby, he done left me

So long ago from now

They’ve faded the years

Until now that you're here

To relight that flame somehow

Love, exciting and new

Come aboard, we're expecting you

Long ago, way back when we

Were so young then, oh Lloyd and me

Strapping lads, in love were we

Each with the Gift and with a dream

Ah the worlds, him and me

All those timelines, oh so sweet

Swirling and diverging and we swam it all, did we

Those were the days, my friend

We thought they'd never end

When we were young

Like gods out on a spree

Like surfers on a sea

Made of reality

This could be yours

A tale of you and me

[RAVEN:] *(spoken)*

You should have seen us back in the day, Miss Helen. Two post humans, each with the Gift, in love, on a whirlwind of adventure and romance, back when I was David Adams, building the playhouse and the carnival, surfing narratives like waves… this could be you now. It'll be the best time of your life, one you'll never forget... or get over.

[RAVEN:]

Uncle Raven, the subject of Helen's fantasy

She wants him so badly, says 'Raven, take me please'

Be my angel, my angel

Be my angel, be with me

Someday you will learn

And you will burn like my heart…

Someday love will find a way

What moronic suckers pray

Crappy musicals will say

Someday love will find a way

Would you like to ride

On my beautiful balloon?

The world is awful nice

On my beautiful balloon

[FLOOZIES:]

We could float among the stars together, you and I

Oh we could fly, we could fly

[RAVEN:] *(spoken)*

What a power couple we can make my love! I know it's all a bit sudden, but trust me, one of our kind hasn’t emerged in generations, and the last one... what a waste, mountains in the west my ass! Many who awake don't make it, self destruction, insanity, some get lost in little recursive sub-realities... but I can show you the ropes, guide you through your flowering, just join me, end my decades of imprisonment and loneliness.

[RAVEN:]

It’s a beautiful night

We’re looking for something dumb to do

Hey Helen, I think I want to marry you

I’m getting married in the morning

Ding dong, the bells are gonna chime

Pull out the stopper, make it a whopper

But get me to the church on time

[FLOOZIES:]

Church on time, church on time

Church on time, get him to the church on time

[RAVEN:] *(spoken)*

Do you, Raven, take Miss Helen to be your lovely little queen, to have and to hold 'til death do you Part? Oh I do, I do... woah, déjà vu!

[FLOOZIES:]

Raven baby

[RAVEN:] *(spoken)*

This carnival has roamed the outer narrative byways for centuries. It is legendary. We just.. had a skirmish with a demon that went dreadfully wrong and since then we've been trapped in the collective unconscious with all our doorways broken. But now you're here. A fresh start. It could be like it was at the beginning. You have no idea the wonders I can show you, just consummate the union, my love!

[FLOOZIES:]

Whatcha gonna do now, Raven?

[RAVEN:]

I'm gonna tap that, tap that

[FLOOZIES:]

What?

[RAVEN:]

I'm gonna tap that, tap that

[FLOOZIES:]

What?

[RAVEN:]

Big ol' butt, big ol' butt

I'm gonna tap that big ol' butt

[FLOOZIES:]

Big ol' butt, big ol' butt

He's gonna tap that big ol' butt

[RAVEN:]

Give it up, give it up to me, give it up to me

Give it up, give it up to me, give it up to me

Give it, give it up, baby give it, give it up to me

Give up, give it up, give it up, well give it up to me

I don't want anybody else

When I think about you I touch my self

I touch myself, yeah

Goodbye now to all you knew

The pain of birth comes for you too

All before will fade to black

And once you're through, there’s no way back

[RAVEN:] *(spoken)*

What's wrong? Godammit Helen, I offer you worlds to explore, power to wield, creations to build! What's holding you back? Are you in love with someone else? No! You are! Who? Oh please don't tell me it's Sheriff Sexypants. How droll. Is it? Who is it, Helen? Who's my competition? Who? WHO?