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Need I describe exactly how strange it is that this song exists in a Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde? You really need more proof than the song itself? This is a three-minute-long song about a bicycle - you do not get any less "Jekyll and Hyde" than this. It's actually quite well-written, not a bad song at all (especially compared to the songs from the Jekyll and Hyde Rock and Roll Musical *shudders*) but it's just too silly to hear Henry Jekyll singing about his new bike.
More words are to be added to the List of Things, Words or Phrases That Should Never Ever be Used in a Jekyll and Hyde Adaptation Ever Again: sprocket wheel, "ding ding", and bicycle (exceptions may be made for modern adaptations).
Lyrics
Jekyll:
I bought a bicycleIsabel:
You bought a bicycle?Jekyll:
Yes I bought a bicycleIsabel:
I bought a bicycle
strolled into the shop and just
rode away!
You?Jekyll:
Me, I bought a bicycle – today!Isabel (spoken):
That's incredible, Henry!Jekyll:
It's got a sprocket wheel.Isabel:
Got a sprocket wheel?Jekyll:
It's quite a vehicle,Isabel:
my safety bicycle
clamp on the handlebars,
bells that ring!
No!Jekyll:
Yes!Isabel:
You bought a bicycle?Jeykll:
ding ding!
Picture hemming through the park at quite a clip
on a rover that is quite a pip
picture actually being self propelled!
Isabel
Rolling along!
Rolling along!Jekyll:
Looking about!Isabel:
Looking about!Jekyll:
Having a perfectly wonderful--Isabel:
Henry, look out!Jekyll:
I bought a bicycleIsabel:
It's a miracle!Jekyll:
No, not a miracle
I bought a bicycle!
strolled into the shop and justIsabel:
rode away!
You?Jekyll:
Me up on a bicycle – today!Both:
Picture hemming down the street the perfect pairIsabel:
on a cushion of pneumatic air
rolling,
rolling along the open road!
Many a hill -Jekyll:
- easily climbed!Isabel:
Many a brook -Jekyll:
- easily crossed!Isabel:
Isn't the countryside lovely at--
--Henry, we're lost!Jekyll:
It's unbelieveable
unbelievable?Isabel:
You bought a bicycle!Jekyll:
That's not impossible!Isabel:
I'm unpredictable
in my way!
You?Jekyll:
Me!Isabel:
No!Jekyll:
Yes!Isabel:
I say!Jekyll:
I say that I bought a bloomin'Isabel:
blinkin' bicycle...
Henry...Jekyll:
..Sorry.Both:
Toda~y!
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