[JASON]
My father says that love
Is the most beautiful thing in the world
I think games are
I think chess is the most
Beautiful thing
Not love

[WHIZZER]
Marvin at the Psychiatrist, a three-part mini-opera
Part one



[MENDEL]
Do you love him?

[MARVIN]
Sorta kinda

[MENDEL]
Do you need him?

[MARVIN]
Sorta, kinda
He makes me smile a lot
Especially at mealtime
It makes me feel I'm sorta smart
[MENDEL]
Is he special?

[MARVIN]
He's delightful

[MENDEL]
And romantic?

[MARVIN]
Yes, but spiteful
And yet it seems that so am I

[MENDEL]
Just enjoy what you can
Love the boy
Not the man

[MARVIN]
Man

[MARVIN]
Sorta stylish

[MENDEL]
Kinda very
[MARVIN spoken]
Very, very sorta

[MENDEL]
And kind of hard to describe

[MARVIN spoken]
Yes, you know, I think that's true

[MENDEL]
When he's naked

[MARVIN sung]
Yes?

[MENDEL]
Does he thrill you?

[MARVIN elated]
Yes!

[MENDEL]
Is he vicious?

[MARVIN]
Yes!
[MENDEL]
Would he kill you?

[MARVIN]
(Thinking) Yes
I think he's sorta kinda mean
But I love him, and I need it
If he loved me I'd concede it

[MENDEL]
Don't despise what you feel
Love the friend, not the heel

[MARVIN]
Heel

[MENDEL]
He's sometimes worthless

[MARVIN]
Sometimes evil

[MENDEL]
Sometimes smarmy

[WHIZZER]
Part two



[MENDEL]
It's queer mister Marvin-
Sorry

[MARVIN]
Jesus

[MENDEL]
Strange mister Marvin
How your wife- your ex-wife's meager glories
Coupled with her tragic stories
Moves me in reported ways

[MARVIN]
She's a very good woman
She's a wonderful woman

[MENDEL]
Do you mind that?
She was here to speak of Jason
And I find that
I hope Jason acts out more
'Cause there's a few more things
We need explore

[MARVIN spoken]
Oh no, I understand

[MENDEL spoken]
Good, very good. Very, very, good!
I feel a lot better already
Going on...

[MENDEL sung]
Was she a vicious woman?

[MARVIN spoken]
No

[MENDEL]
Did she beat the child?

[MARVIN spoken]
No!

[MENDEL]
Did she ever drive you wild?

[MARVIN]
No

[MENDEL spoken]
Never?

[MARVIN]
No

[MENDEL]
Never?

[MARVIN]
No

[MENDEL]
Never never never never?

[MARVIN]
No

[MENDEL]
Never?

[MARVIN]
No

[MENDEL]
Never?

[MARVIN]
No no no!

[MENDEL sung]
Was she faithful?
Be objective

[MARVIN]
Well, yes

[MENDEL]
She was faithful?

[MARVIN]
Yes

[MENDEL]
And her last caress was-

[MARVIN sung]
Careless

[MENDEL]
You mean careful?

[MARVIN]
Careful, not to show she cared

[MENDEL]
So you weren't prepared
For the crying
And the screaming

[MARVIN]
And the beating of the breast!
(Spoken) I don't want to be rude

[MENDEL]
Does she sleep in the n***?

[MARVIN]
...No

[MENDEL]
No? Going on

[MENDEL]
Didya' like that?
Would she change it if she knew you didn't like that?
Did she wear a negligee
Could you blow and it would blow away?

I don't mean to interfere
I would like to make that very clear

[WHIZZER]
Part three



[MARVIN]
My son's distressing

[JASON]
My father's snide

[MARVIN]
I'm convalescing

[JASON]
He's morbid and dissatisfied

[MARVIN]
What should I do now?

[JASON]
He loves another

[MARVIN]
I agree

[JASON]
I love my mother

[MARVIN]
Why not me?

We go to ball games

[JASON]
The ball is tossed

[MARVIN]
The pitcher's handsome

[JASON]
And our team lost

[MARVIN]
Is that my problem
Should I be blamed for that?

[JASON]
Explore museums

[MARVIN]
Admire art

[JASON]
We stand together

[MARVIN]
But we stand there looking miles apart
How do I reach him
What words of wisdom
What should I do now?

[JASON]
My father says that love
Is the most beautiful thing in the world
I think games are
I think chess is the most
Beautiful thing
Not love

[MENDEL]
Marvin at the Psychiatrist, a three-part mini-opera
The end