Flight for Life Track

A Study in Scarlet - a Rock Opera by Nutmeg

John has two visitors arrive at his farm
They seem friendly enough, they don't mean any harm
Stangerson sits in Johns rocking chair
With his long pale face, and his short dark hair

Bull-necked Drebber stands bloated and fat
Whistling a tune out from under his hat
Maybe you don't know us, they both say to John
But that's OK, I'm sure we're going to get along

We'd both would like to marry your daughter
But we have not got the time to court her
She'll be very lucky to marry either of us
So please choose quickly and without any fuss

Stangerson says he has many wives, four
Drebber has seven, which is three wives more
But Drebber has money, and keeps his wives well
Stangerson's prospects are much better he tells

John is fuming, can't believe his ears
Dismisses his visitors, doesn't want them back here
"The lord will smite you", Drebber says to John
"I'll do the smiting" John says, and the visitors are gone

John Ferrier has disobeyed the authority of the elders
he must make amends within a month

29 days wrote on note found on Johns bed
28 written on the ceiling above his head
27 painted on the outside of the door
26, 25, and down to 24

Numbers appeared on walls, floors and the gate
20 changed to 15, 15 changed to 8
One by one the numbers dwindled down to 2
Which was written on the wall, what was John going to do

Another visitor arrives in the dead of night
As he crawled towards the house he gave John quite a fright
It was Jefferson Hope who then listened to John's plight
They got Lucy downstairs and prepared to take flight