THE CONE OF SILENCE

Sung to the tune of 'the sound of silence'

{1}

Hello Chief, my old friend

I've come to talk with you again

About a mission so secret

It'll be hard to keep quiet

So I suggest the one thing we can do

We'll review

Inside the Cone of Silence

{2}

You say no, it doesn't work

I point out it's just a quirk

I tell you that it's a great device

In your office it looks very nice

And besides it's right here in the rules

We must use

The faithful Cone of Silence

{3}

You say 'absolutely not!

Only havoc it has wrought.

I say 'I will not be denied

My request is justified

If you want to talk I will refuse

Unless we use

My favorite Cone of Silence'

{4}

You explain 'it's hard to hear

So pay attention, give an ear.'

I didn't quite get what you said

So I shrug and shake my head

'Did you say that you wanted a beer?

Can't drink in here,

Not in the Cone of Silence.'

{5}

We talk like that for quite a while

On your face is not a smile

'In here I cannot hear a sound

Let us stop all this messing around

I do not care if it is in the rules!

We were fools

To use the Cone of Silence'

Copyright by Crystal Hill August 23, 2003