"It has been a long, tiring journey." "Many evil things have been sent down to try us." "THIRD BOY:" "But we didn't give up." "(Applause)" "(Sighs)" "(Applause)" " Hip-hip..." " Hooray!" " Hip-hip..." " Hooray!" " Hip-hip..." " Hooray!" "(Blows ineffectually)" "(Sustained note)" "(Cacophony of mouth organs)" "MAN:" "Quiet!" "(Plays scale)" "We will now say grace." "For what we are about to receive, may the Lord make us truly thankful." "For Jesus Christ's sake." "Amen." "(Rowdy chatter and lone mouth organ)" "MAN:" "Very good!" "Great!" "(Laughs)" "How's that?" "All right?" "Send it up." "What's the pudding like?" "BOYS:" "Good." "Hold it straight." "That's it." "It's not too bad, is it?" "What's the matter, son, eh?" "Don't you like it, eh?" "Come on." "You'll never be a big chap if you don't eat this." "Andrew." "What's the matter, son?" "Want to come and sit over at my table, eh?" "Come on." "We'll go and sit over there." "It will be nicer." "Sit over in my place." "Pull your chair in." "There we are." "Now, then." "Let's try a spot of this stuff." "It's very good. I just had some." "Come on, come on." "That's it." "That's it." "I'll put a drop more brandy in it for you, shall I?" "There's a spot with some brandy." "Try that one." "Good boy." "All right, isn't it?" "Good lad." "Good lad." "I thought you'd lost the use of your armsjust now." "Good boy, splendid." "Fine." "There we are." "Not bad at all." "(Man plays mouth organ)" "Shall I play you a tune while you're eating, eh?" "Ha!" "Music while you eat." "(Strident notes)" "Oh... (Laughs)" "I'm not very good." "(Violent clattering overhead)" "(Silence)" "Oh, he's doing very well." "Very well." "Your interest is a bit late, don't you think?" "Ah, well, he's still my son, isn't he?" "I mean, when all's said and done..." "Hm." "So you want to make amends?" "Your son wants to be a painter." "Aye, well, there's plenty of houses today, isn't there?" "No, he wants to paint pictures." "Oh." "Is that what he's good at, then?" "He should go to an art school." "Aye, well, that's all right with me." "You know, um... education, it's a..." "It's a great thing." "Have a good day." "That's the way, you see." "You never know what they're going to do, you see, when they grow up." " Keep well." " I will." "And I'm very grateful, Headmaster." "Don't you worry." "I've just had a little chat with your father." "(Tapping)" "(More emphatic tapping)" "We might as well face it." "He's never in all his life done anything for you." "Has he, son?" "He left the job of looking after you to his old mother." "And she didn't exactly put out the welcome home flags for you." "Look, I'll be quite frank with you, Jamie." "I'm not too happy at you going back." "Anyway, for all our ups and downs, I imagine you would miss me, wouldn't you, son?" "Look, I can't stop your father from taking you." "On the other hand, you don't have to go, son." "(Barrel organ plays)" "(Horn blares)" "(Slams)" "(Whispers) lf you just wait here, I'll see if it's all right." "WIFE:" "What the fuck are you doing back here?" " You're telling me to shut up." " Aye, you're right." "You tell your whore to shut up." "(Child walls over shouting)" "Off your head, that's what I'm telling you!" "WIFE:" "You go away to hell and you stay there, right?" "(Child walls as shouting continues)" "Archie!" "Archie!" "Never mind the bugger." "He's not bloody worth it." "Bugger him." "Come on." "(Tapping)" "(Tapping)" "Welcome home, son." "Thanks." "(Whistling Oh I Do Like to be Beside the Seaside )" "(Whistling Oh I Do Like to be Beside the Seaside )" "Jamie!" "Have you got something inside your belly?" "FATHER:" "Jamie!" "Jamie!" "Any more of that, my boy, and I'll boot your arse for you." " What did I tell you?" " Ah, go to hell!" "Are you all right, son?" "You shouldn't have run away like that, you know." "The wife was only trying to help." "And she's made up a bed for you." "Come on, son." "I want to stay with my gran." "(Grandmother sniffling)" "GRANDMOTHER:" "Why did you want to remove my name?" "I didn't." "It just faded." "Why did you want to remove my name?" "It just faded." "You want the world to think I didn't care for you?" "(Weeps)" "JAMIE:" "It was a nice present." "Why did you want to hurt me?" "I didn't do it!" "I didn't do it!" "I didn't do it!" "(Rumble and clatter of machinery drowns out speech)" "ARCHIE:" "You're not right in the head." "My ma says you got it from your mother." "Here, you two." "Here, come on, you." "Get a move on, eh?" "I want to be an artist." "FATHER'S WIFE:" "And what kind of a job is that?" "I've bloody well asked you a question." "He must think he's better than us." "You shut your bloody mouth!" "An artist?" "Don't come here with your highfalutin ideas!" "You go and do an honest day's work and get some dirt on your hands!" "If you were meant to be different, you'd have been born different!" "This is your place in life!" "~ (Honky-tonk)" "Oh, come on, boys!" "OK, girls, after them!" "(Girls scream enthusiastically)" "Jamie!" "If I run or walk, it doesn't make any difference." "It always comes to the same thing at the end." "Now, I think you might have a wee look at yourself, eh?" "They may be a wee thing big for you." "But, still, it's a pity to waste them." "Aye, I think you look pretty smart." "You look like a gentleman." "(Shouts from match)" "What do you want?" "I'm looking for somebody called Gaskni." "I beg your pardon?" "Gaskni." "Let me see that." "Good Lord!" "That's not Gaskni." "That's Gascoigne, you fool." " Pressure." " On your right." "On your right." "(Referee's whistle)" "(inaudible conversation)" "~ I know that my redeemer liveth" "~ And that He shall stand" "~ Shall stand" "~ At the latter day upon the earth" "~ I know that my redeemer liveth" "~ And though worms destroy this body" "~ Yet in my flesh shall I see God" "~ Yet in my flesh shall I see God" "~ Shall I see God" "~ I know that my redeemer liveth" "~ I know that my redeemer liveth" "~ For now is Christ risen from the dead" "~ The first fruits" "~ Of them that sleep" "~ Of them that sleep" "~ The first fruits" "~ Of them that sleep" "~ For now is Christ risen" "~ For now is Christ risen" "Now, then, laddie, what do you want?" " A bed." " Three shillings a night." "I think you'd better put this young lad with the others." " Mister?" " What is it, son?" "Can you watch my seat and this?" "I forgot my spoon." "I'll give you my spoon, son." "I'm finished." "(Reverberating rattle)" "(Singing in background)" "~ Running over" "~ I'm a spoon that's running over" "~ Sing along with me" "~ I'm as happy as can be (Clapping accompanies music)" "~ I'm a spoon that's running over" "(Singing stops)" "(Chants) I want to die." "I want to die. I want to die." "I want to die." "I want to die." "I want to die." "I want to die." "I want to die." "I want to die." "I want to die." "I want to die!" "(Chug of steam train)" "(Train whistle)" "(Drums)" "(Arabian music)" "SCOT:" "When was it you came out here, then?" "ENGLISHMAN:" "What?" "SCOT:" "When was it that you came out here?" "ENGLISHMAN:" "When what?" "Oh." "About a month before joining up with you lot." "SCOT:" "I'll show you around a bit, if you like." "ENGLISHMAN:" "What?" "SCOT:" "Do you not understand English?" "ENGLISHMAN:" "I beg your pardon?" "SCOT:" "What's your name?" "ENGLISHMAN:" "Robert." "What's yours?" "SCOT:" "What?" "ROBERT:" "What is your name?" "SCOT:" "Jamie." " 15!" " 16!" " 17!" " 18!" " 19!" " 20!" " 21!" " 22!" " 23!" " 24!" " 25!" " 26!" " 27!" " 28!" " 29!" " 30!" "By the left, quick... march!" "~ (Martial drums)" " Right...turn!" "(Brass band starts up)" "Left...turn!" "About...turn!" "Left...turn!" "Left..." "Left..." "Enthuse." "Enthuse!" "You're looking at one of the Seven Wonders of the World!" " Wotcher." " Hi." "Why aren't you eating?" "It's all bones." "All kippers have bones." "There is a way of coping." "~ Tell Me We'll Meet Again" "~ Tell me we'll meet again" "Do you want me to show you how?" "~ Stroll down the lane" "~ To the place..." " You set about it like so." "~ ..where we whispered our goodbyes" "~ Tell me we'll meet again" "You see?" "It's easy once you know how to get rid of all the rubbish." "~ .." "love's refrain" "~ While your smile..." " Try it." "~ .." "lights a rainbow in your eyes" "~ My heart while we're apart" "~ Promises not to sigh" "~ And I'll wait for you till the day I die" "Thanks." "~ For I need all your love" "~ Like a rose needs the rain" "~ So please tell me we'll meet again" "(Man whistles)" "Watch out!" "(Laughs)" "Come on, be alive, be alive, be alive, be alive!" "Come on." "Yoo-hoo!" "Can't catch me!" "You can't catch me!" "He's alive!" "He is alive!" "I don't think I like people." "Thanks." "I don't mean you." "Well, that's nice to know." "Anyway, people are all right." "I want to do something." "(Approaching aircraft)" "(Aircraft passes low overhead)" "Come on, you." "I thought we were supposed to be doing something." "Come on." "Don't you like walking?" "We've walked." "Well, let's talk, then." "What about, if it isn't you?" " Well, let's go to the pictures or something." " I've seen it." "Come on, what we need is one constructive idea." "You think of something, then." "No." "It should come from you, for a change." "Look, I'll see you later, OK?" "What a lot of books you've got." "I've got a lot more at home." "Do you want to do something?" "I'm bored." "Do you know what that is?" "That's you." "That's me." "(Boy speaks Arabic)" "(Speaks Arabic)" "Money?" "I no money." "No money." "(Speaks Arabic)" "(Repeats)" "(Repeats)" "(Truck's engine starts up)" " Go on, light it." "Come on." " It's alight." "Ooh, look at it go!" "(Boys' voices recede)" "Can I borrow one of your books?" "Help yourself." "Thanks." " What are you doing?" " Writing home." "I can't think of anything to say." "You're lucky." "Why?" "You don't have that problem." "I wouldn't mind." "All right, you write something." "Go on." "No, I don't know them." "Well, now's your chance." "Go on." "How many L's is there in "wonderful"?" "One or two?" "Aaargh!" "Aaargh!" "(Aircraft passes overhead)" "What are you going to do when you get back, then?" "I suppose I'll eventually go to university." "How about you?" "Well, I want to be an artist." "Maybe even a film director." "Wow!" "Say, "Cheese!"" "Smile!" " Thank you." " Thank you." "OK, what shall we do now?" "I know a place we can go." "Come on." "(Call to prayers)" "Hey, Robert." "Look." "Look." "See what that says." "There, it's up there." " Where?" " There." "See?" "It looks a bit like you." "It's a mosaic." "(Call to prayer continues)" "Look, here's how to get there." "And keep it in a safe place." "If you feel like it, look us up sometime." "No need to feel shy." "If you like, you can stay." "If you want, you can call it home." "(Whine of aeroplane engines)" "(Plane passes overhead)" "(Birdsong)"