A Very Special Presentation of Mr. Jack Happy's Happy Comic Comedy Act from Not For You Studios: "No Means Whatever"

[Act One: Intermission]

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December 31st, 2008:

The city was dark and all lit up; he stood in an alley and frowned prolifically. Jack is a good boy, he knew. An empty pack of cigarettes fell from his right hand, and in his other he held the last, unlit butt—his arms limply dangled at his sides. The alley smelled like the whole city: desperate, lonely, filthy.

Darkness hid his face, shadowed all but his downturnt lips and stubbly chin. Jack is a happy boy, he believed. His surroundings were mostly the refuse of the city: an overfilled dumpster, ripped trashbags, discarded condoms and their wrappers, handy symbolic props for a Film Noir establishing shot and an inner monologue. The noise of movement came from his rear; he turned quickly to see.

He had fluctuated. Jack is a naughty devil.

Jack is a good boy,

He does his chores;

Jack is a happy boy,

He smiles more and more.

Jack is a happy boy,

He sings all day long;

Jack is a good boy,

He cannot be wrong.

Jack will never crack,

He brings us all the cure;

Jack will bring us back,

He rows the boat to shore.

Jack sang ‘O Lord, Hallelujah,’

And angels did appear unto him;

They brang Jack the Word,

Jack is  a good boy—

A happy boy.

When the Day doth come,

Jack will raise us all up to Him.