The Board of Governors of St Jude's Hospital is now in session
Sir Danvers Carew KBE Chairman
His Grace The Bishop of Basingstoke
General Lord Glossop
The Right Honorable Sir Archibald Proops QC
Lady Beaconsfield
Lord Savage
The Order of business will be conducted by the Secretary to the Board of Governors Mr
Simon Stride
STRIDE
Spoken
Proposition No 929 Presented by Dr Henry Jekyll
Jekyll you're all talk an' no result
Forever asking us to endorse empty promises
What's all the mystery Much ado about nothing if you ask me
You're the laughingstock of your profession and polite society The mad scientist
Order Order
Distinguished Governors
I have glimpsed the future
Seen miracles that stun the mind
And marvels only science can find
To shape tomorrow for mankind
And I can show them to you
If you wish me to
Friends you're aware there are two sides to each of us
Good and evil compassion and hate
If we could extract all the evil from each of us
Think of the world that we could create
A world without anger or violence or strife
Where man wouldn't kill anymore
A world of compassion where passion for life
Would banish the madness of war
I'm close to finding the key to duality
Chemical Formulae which could and would
Alter the patterns of man's personality
Guiding him either to evil or good
Weigh the potential the great possibilities
Colleagues dear friends understand
We have a chance to make history here in our hand
Each of us is the embodiment of two distinct and opposing forces Good and Evil each fighting for supremacy inside us If we could separate these two forces we could control and ultimately eliminate all evil from mankind My experiments with animals have led me to believe that the day is not far off when this separation will be possible To achieve it I must be allowed to try my formula on a living human being
And what if you're right Jekyll And you do manage to separate Good from Evil what happens to the evil
There are doomed broken souls in a thousand asylums
I defy you to say you don't care if you can
In the name of compassion and medical science
I can save many lives if you give me one man
I tell you now the Church will never sanction it
Sacrilege Lunacy Blasphemy Heresy
You seem to be treading on dangerous ground
In legal terms I'd say extremely unsound
The whole thing's un christian barbaric and odd
You're playing with fire when you start to play God
The Bishop speaks for all of us
When he says you're playing God
There's such a thing as ethics
Over which you ride rough shod
You're a Doctor not a saviour
Doctor Jekyll for a start
But I judge from your behaviour
You can't tell the two apart
Dear Mr
Stride I am simply a scientist
I have a code to which I remain true
I don't presume to the stature of moralist
I leave pretension like that Sir to you
Henry I've always encouraged your enterprise
And I've been hopeful that you would succeed
But in the face of these powerful arguments
I see no choice but for you to concede
I know my fate is yours to choose
But if they win the world would lose
I am on the brink of great success
I beg you Governors you must say Yes
Doctor Jekyll enough of this ranting Sir
This is a hospital here to save lives
Do you think we would let you play havoc
With all the high principles for which it strives
Do you expect us to compromise all that we stand for
Indulging your dangerous games
How many rules should we break for your dubious games
Can't you see I am not playing games
Just give me the opportunity
This whole thing's too bizarre
Open up your eyes and see
This man has gone too far
Unless you listen to me
Doctor please watch your tone
Dammit man can't you see
You're on your own
Fools
You fools
God d**n your rules
Look at yourselves
Civilized men
Why can't you see
Henry
Jekyll
Blasphemy
Mutiny
D**n me
Really
Henry
Unintelligible yelling
Order Order
If I ever needed further justification for my experiments gentlemen you have just provided it
JEKYLL
Sung
Just look at what has happened here
Mix anger with a touch of fear
The danger's all too crystal clear
Just look at you
Our darker side keeps breaking through
Observe it now in me and you
The evil that all men can do
Must be controlled
I beg of you
I'll show you all it can be done
Here is a chance to take charge of our fate
Deep down you must know that tomorrow's too late
One rule of life we cannot rearrange
The only thing constant is change
The only thing constant is change
Distinguished colleagues your verdict please
All those is favour say Aye
All those opposed Nay
Nay Nay Nay Nay
Positively absolutely nay
Sir Danvers
Abstain
By five votes to none with one abstention Proposition 929 is rejected Thank you for your time Dr Jekyll
I am truly sorry Henry
All these precious years I've dedicated to this dream
Now with a word they claim the power to deny me
Who are they to judge what I am doing
They know nothing of the endless possibilities I see
It's ludicrous I'm bound by their decision
Seems vision is a word they've never heard
If it mattered less I'd treat it with derision It's absurd
And yet the fact remains
Those bastards hold the reins
I'm so sorry Doctor Jekyll
What a really rotten shame
I so hope that what has happened
Won't destroy your precious name
Henry Jekyll I despise you
You have stolen the girl who should be my wife
But there'll come a day not so far away
When you'll not only pay
You will pay all your life
