10- Cousin Kevin

(Tommy is alone with Cousin Kevin, his new baby-sitter) Cousin Kevin Cousin Kevin: We're on our own, cousin All alone cousin, Let's think of a game to play Now that the grownups have all gone away You won't be as much fun Being blind, deaf and dumb But I've no one to play with today. D'you know how to play hide and seek? To find me it would take you a week But tied to a chair you won't go anywhere: There's a lot I can do with a freak. (Cousin Kevin sticks a lampshade on Tommy's head, then flings it away, pushes him out the front door and leaves him out there.) How would you feel if I turned on the bath, Ducked your head under and started to laugh? What would you do if I shut you outside To stand in the rain And catch cold so you died? I'm the school bully! The classroom cheat! The nastiest play-friend You ever could meet. I'll stick pins in your fingers And tread on your feet: (Against a projection of a London backstreet filled with laundry lines, Cousin Kevin sicks Tommy into the trash can, puts the lid on and sits on top) We're on our own, cousin All alone cousin, Let's think of a game to play Now that the grownups have all gone away You won't be as much fun Being blind, deaf and dumb But I've no one to play with today. ( The backdrop changes to the courtyard behind the church. Cousin Kevin rolls the trash can on it's side, finally dumping Tommy out in a heap. The Church Youth Club full of tough-looking boys and girls, gather around them. They toss Tommy around and treat him as if he were a living mannequin, dressing him in odd hats and scarves, sticking cigarettes in his mouth and ears and lighting them) Cousin Kevin & Local Lads & Lasses Maybe a cigarette burn on your arm Would change your expression to one of alarm. I'll drag you around by a lock of your hair Or give you a push at the top of the stairs: I'm the school bully! The classroom cheat! The nastiest play-friend You ever could meet. I'll put glass in your dinner And spikes in you seat: (the Minister and his wife enter and everyone is immediately on their best behavior..until they leave) We're on our own, cousin All alone cousin, Let's think of a game to play Now that the grownups have all gone away You won't be as much fun Being blind, deaf and dumb But I've no one to play with today.