The pirates, planning to attack at midnight, have landed on the shoreline some distance away. Captain Hook tells his men to get some rest, and they each find a spot on the beach, but Captain Hook is unable to sleep. The water is so close, and he knows what might be in the water. Smee notices the Captain is uncomfortable, and asks what's wrong.
Wendy enjoyed being a mother to Peter and Tink and the Lost Boys, and those days were very happy days on the island. True, the Pirates were always somewhere about, but Peter kept a watchful eye during the day, and at night, when it was time for bed in the little underground home, the Indians kept watch in the clearing above. And so days and weeks went by.
But you can never count on Pirates keeping still for long. They get restless after a while, and since they couldn’t surprise the Lost Boys without first facing the Indians, the Pirates decided to stage a midnight attack. They landed on the beach just after sunset, some distance up the shoreline, where Captain Hook addressed his crew.
Ocean Grove Children’s Show - 2009
Peter Pan
(An adaptation of the story written by J. M. Barrie.)
"Midnight Snack”
Script Excerpt and Song
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Captain Hook
Now, men, tonight is the night.
Pirates
Aye, aye, Captain.
Captain Hook
Sleep while you can, for at midnight
we attack the Indians.
Pirates
Ooooooh.
Captain Hook
Now... get your rest.
Narrator 2
Each man found his spot on the beach, and one by one they drifted off to sleep; all except Captain Hook, who kept sitting up every couple of minutes and looking around anxiously.
Smee
What’s the matter, Captain?
Something bothering you?
Captain Hook
Arrrrrrr.
Threads
You need rest too, you know. You’ll want
to be at your best form when we attack
at midnight.
Captain Hook
I can’t sleep.
Smee
Something’s on your mind.
Tell me, what is it?
Song #12 - Midnight Snack
Captain Hook
There’s a clock in the “croc” and that’s what’s
been bothering me
How can I sleep when I know he’s out
ticking and a-tocking and
looking for me
It was Pan—Peter Pan
cut off me arm and he
flipped it to the “croc” who’s
become real fond of me
And I don’t want to be a midnight snack
for a crocodile
Ahhhhhh…. Oh, Smee
What can I do? What can I do?
Smee
Listen, Captain, I’m telling you clear
You got no reason, no reason to fear
He swallowed a clock and it makes a sound
Captain Hook
Smee, what happens when the clock runs down?
Smee
That will be a problem!
Captain Hook
Ohhhhhh…. I don’t like it, Smee. I don’t like it.
Can’t you see him...
Slithering and sliding all over the place
With a big toothy smile on his big green face
I don’t want to be a midnight snack
That would be worse than an asthma attack
Smee
Captain, you are looking kind of green.
Captain Hook
Am I? Ahhhhhh....
I was doing real fine—I had a boat
and a vagabond crew
And I was sailing the seas but now
look what the Pirate life does to you
I got a hook for a hand
and the rest is history
He had a bite—now he wants the rest of me
And I don’t want to be a midnight snack
for a crocodile
Ahhhhhh.... Oh, Smee
What can I do? What can I do?
Smee
Listen, Captain, stay cool and calm
You’re thinking of the “croc” like a ticking bomb
Don’t worry, every hour he emits a chime
Captain Hook
Smee, what happens when he’s out of time?
Smee
That will be a problem!
Captain Hook
Ohhhhhh.... I don’t like it, Smee. I don’t like it
Can’t you see him...
Slithering and sliding all over the place
With a big toothy smile on his big green face
I don’t want to be a midnight snack
That would be worse than when sciatica comes back
Smee
Captain, you’ve got to stop talking like that.
Captain Hook
I know. I can feel the pain already.
Smee
May I make a suggestion?
Captain Hook
(dryly) What?
Smee
Think... lovely... things!
All Pirates
(long pause) Arrrrr.
Captain Hook
The thing I fear most is right now
when victory’s mine
That “croc” will appear and I’ll become
a snack of the midnight kind
Think of it, Smee, how they’d all make fun of me
And I’d be part of the “croc’s” “gastrunomy”
I don’t want to be a midnight snack
Captain Hook and Pirates
No!
Captain Hook
I don’t want to be a midnight snack
Captain Hook and Pirates
No, No!
I don’t want to be a midnight snack!
Ohhhhh... that’s what’s been bothering
That’s what’s been bothering me!!
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Ocean Grove Children’s Show - 2009
Peter Pan
(An adaptation of the story written by J. M. Barrie.)
Script - Copyright 2009, 2016 Stephen Mugglin
Song - Copyright 2009 Stephen Mugglin
Permission is given to make not-for-profit copies of these pages and the accompaniment tracks.
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MidnightSnack-Demo.mp3
This is the songwriter demo track created in 2009.
MidnightSnack-Track.mp3
Music Track (2009)
