Guilty

Good grief it can't be true that someone else here someone new,

did steal the queen of hearts most tasty tarts now what are we to do,

the nave has been acquitted, even though we thought he fitted

the description of the guilty, who upon those tarts did chew.

We need a new defendant, but this surely is dependent on some

evidence or something sure to pin the verdict on,

so who here sounds suspicious, who here looks a bit fictitious,

for the tasty and delicious tarts are gone.

Could it be him over there, or perhaps it was march hare,

for I'm sure I think I saw her lick her lips,

or perhaps it was the cleaner, she's no longer looking leaner

and a pound or two's been added to her hips.

If we don't find who done it, I'm afraid it won't be fun it will be,

off with all our heads and that is that,

Oh golly this is tricky for the queen of hearts is picky

yes the situations sticky that's a fact.

Is she guilty? Is he guilty? Catch the culprit save my head.

Who stole the tarts from the queen of hearts, 'find the truth' that's what she said.

One among us dares to wrong us, not the nave so who instead,

Find the verdict, as you've heard it's better than to lose one's head. 

This song is near the end of the court room scene after Rupert has been cleared of the charge. As I am part of the jurors I start the number off. We have struggled with characterising the lyrics and dance movements, but after one rehearsal I went home and studied my court room scene character (see character development) and the song seemed to improve after everyone did this too. The lyrics and movements are very clipped and it works with the mood of the scene. The number is now coming together really well and I'm looking forward to getting it on stage at the Ashcroft because then I think the energy will kick in which is needed for this very high tension scene and song.