World of Make Believe

**World of Make Believe** is a song, musical and dance number which is sung by the Cornley Drama Society during their Peter Pan play. The song is sung whilst the main characters are in Neverland and the singers include: Sandra, Max, Dennis, Annie and Francis.

When Peter Pan Goes Wrong was adapted for a BBC special, a few things were cut to reduce the length, including a few lines from this song. Francis' one line playing a Lost Boy is instead given to David Suchet, and the Lost Boys themselves are changed to look like skimpily-clad backup dancers.

## Lyrics

(**Bold** denotes lyrics only in the stage version, Underline denotes lyrics in the TV version.)

**Sandra: Come along, boys! Michael?**

**Max: Yes, Wendy?**

**Sandra: John?**

**Dennis: Yes, Wendy?**

**Sandra: Tootles?**

**Lucy: *(close to tears)* Yes, Wendy?**

**Sandra: It's time for dinner!**

**Dennis: Oh, I do love Neverland! (holds headset) And now for the shipping forecast.**

Max: I hear this evening's meal is imaginary.

Sandra: So it can be anything you want it to be!

All: Anything?

Sandra: Anything.

Sandra:

You can have steak or salami,

You can have chestnuts or cheese!

The only thing to remember, is the magic word...

All: What?

Sandra: Please!

Max (spoken): So I can have anything I can think of?

Sandra (spoken): Of course!

Max: I could have lobster or lettuce!

Sandra: You could have pastry or pies!

Max: I could have dumplings or damsons!

Dennis: (from headset) Your taxi has arrived!

**Sandra:**

**Give or take, then you can make,**

**whatever you can conceive!**

**With faith and trust and fairy dust,**

**and the world of make-believe!**

All:

Give or take, then we can make,

whatever we can conceive!

With faith and trust and fairy dust,

and the world of make-believe!

Max: (spoken) But Wendy, where's Peter?

Sandra (spoken): This is Neverland, Michael; he could be anywhere you want him to be!

Sandra: (singing) He could be fighting a pirate,

**Max**/Sandra: or chasing a wasp! *(Lucy yelps as **Dennis**/Annie jumps on her back and knocks her over)*

Sandra: He could be riding a star!

**Francis**/David Suchet: Impossible!

Sandra: Of course!

Max: I could be a steam engine driver,

Annie: **or a carnival clown!**/or a sailor at sea!

Sandra: You could be a prince fighting dragons!

Dennis (from headset) **[variable line that rhymes with Annie's line]**/Cut to camera three!

Max: I'll be a warrior winning the war!

Sandra: I'll be a lawyer learning the law!

Annie: I'll be a pastor protecting the poor!

Dennis: (from headset) **Lady in Red!**/Teletubbies! Teletubbies!

***(The music shifts to a tap-dance break. Lucy screams as she attempts to strike a pose with her broken foot.)***

All:

Give or take, then we can make,

whatever we can conceive!

With faith and trust and fairy dust,

with sticks and stones and bags of bones,

with ups and downs and all arounds,

with hops and skips and broken bits...

*(The song pauses for Robert to enter, seductively showing off for the camera. **The stage version has him enter from the door at the top of the stairs (and subsequently fall down them as soon as his music cue ends),** while the TV version has him emerge from a circle the other actors create and run off stage towards the audience.)*

**Sandra: With courage!**

**Dennis: Honour!**

**Max: Valour!**

**Annie: Speed!**

**Sandra: *(Max hits her in the face with a plate)* Heroes!**

**Max: Villains!**

**Sandra: Goblins!**

**Annie: Greed!**

**Sandra: *(Max hits Dennis in the face with a plate)* Princes!**

**Francis: Wizards!**

**Sandra: Sandstorms!**

**Max: Blizzards!**

**Dennis: Action!**

All:

***(Max hits Sandra in the face again)* Ohhhhh!**

With faith and trust and fairy dust,

and the world of make-believe.

And the world of make-believe!