whys this phone blinking?

mid-tempo folk-country storytelling, theatrical workplace comedy, conversational duet, acoustic guitar, light piano

V4.5-ALL

[Verse 1 – Rowdy]
Night shift quiet, docks all still
Forklifts parked beside the hill
Then a blinking light begins to glow
On the office speaker phone below

Rowdy glances left then right
Nobody rushing to the light
“Guess the blinky thing’s for me…”
He shrugs and answers cautiously

[Verse 2 – Rowdy]
Hello hello… uh… Fly Club line
Rowdy speaking… doing fine
Is this how phones usually start
Or did I already miss my part?

[Verse 3 – Marilyn]
Good evening, this is Marilyn
Ocean Crown accounting desk
I’m calling regarding weekly payments
Sent to Forklift Yacht Club, as addressed

[Verse 4 – Rowdy]
Forklift Yacht Club… that sounds big
Like boats and hats and captain rigs
We don’t got yachts around this place
But Fly Club kinda fits the case

[Verse 5 – Marilyn]
Yes, that’s the company I mean
Forklift Yacht Club LLC
Forty cases premium tuna
Are delivered weekly, guaranteed

[Verse 6 – Rowdy]
Oh wow that’s interesting math
Do tuna companies track that path?
Also random thing while we speak
Do people call about tuna all week?

[Verse 7 – Marilyn]
Who exactly runs the company?

[Verse 8 – Rowdy]
Runs it like… steering the ship?
Cause here we got a captainship
Two captains mostly run the show
They know the docks and where things go

[Verse 9 – Marilyn]
Captains?

[Verse 10 – Rowdy]
Yeah captains… that’s the word we use
They say it helps the crew not lose
Direction when the pallets sail
Through warehouse winds and loading rails

[Verse 11 – Marilyn]
How many employees are there?

[Verse 12 – Rowdy]
Employees… that’s a tricky count
Do captains count or just the amount
Of folks who answer blinking lights
Cause honestly this is my first night

[Verse 13 – Marilyn]
Is Gary available to speak?

[Verse 14 – Rowdy]
Gary… Gary… that’s familiar sound
Is Gary the tuna turnaround?
Or the paperwork captain guy
Who sends the cans that sail on by?

[Background – distant voice]
Rowdy… why are you in the office?

[Verse 15 – Rowdy, whispering]
Okay quick question ‘fore I go
If Yacht Club’s what the papers know
And Fly Club’s what the captains say…
Are we maybe talking the same—

[SFX: phone grabbed]

[Background – Bianca]
Rowdy. Hang up the phone.

[SFX: CLICK]

[Outro – Marilyn]
Forklift Yacht Club… captains… tuna payments…
What kind of logistics company is this?

[Outro – Rowdy, distant]
Hey captains… the tuna lady called!

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[Verse 1 – Rowdy] Night shift quiet, docks all still Forklifts parked beside the hill Then a blinking light begins to glow On the office speaker phone below Rowdy glances left then right Nobody rushing to the light “Guess the blinky thing’s for me…” He shrugs and answers cautiously [Verse 2 – Rowdy] Hello hello… uh… Fly Club line Rowdy speaking… doing fine Is this how phones usually start Or did I already miss my part? [Verse 3 – Marilyn] Good evening, this is Marilyn Ocean Crown accounting desk I’m calling regarding weekly payments Sent to Forklift Yacht Club, as addressed [Verse 4 – Rowdy] Forklift Yacht Club… that sounds big Like boats and hats and captain rigs We don’t got yachts around this place But Fly Club kinda fits the case [Verse 5 – Marilyn] Yes, that’s the company I mean Forklift Yacht Club LLC Forty cases premium tuna Are delivered weekly, guaranteed [Verse 6 – Rowdy] Oh wow that’s interesting math Do tuna companies track that path? Also random thing while we speak Do people call about tuna all week? [Verse 7 – Marilyn] Who exactly runs the company? [Verse 8 – Rowdy] Runs it like… steering the ship? Cause here we got a captainship Two captains mostly run the show They know the docks and where things go [Verse 9 – Marilyn] Captains? [Verse 10 – Rowdy] Yeah captains… that’s the word we use They say it helps the crew not lose Direction when the pallets sail Through warehouse winds and loading rails [Verse 11 – Marilyn] How many employees are there? [Verse 12 – Rowdy] Employees… that’s a tricky count Do captains count or just the amount Of folks who answer blinking lights Cause honestly this is my first night [Verse 13 – Marilyn] Is Gary available to speak? [Verse 14 – Rowdy] Gary… Gary… that’s familiar sound Is Gary the tuna turnaround? Or the paperwork captain guy Who sends the cans that sail on by? [Background – distant voice] Rowdy… why are you in the office? [Verse 15 – Rowdy, whispering] Okay quick question ‘fore I go If Yacht Club’s what the papers know And Fly Club’s what the captains say… Are we maybe talking the same— [SFX: phone grabbed] [Background – Bianca] Rowdy. Hang up the phone. [SFX: CLICK] [Outro – Marilyn] Forklift Yacht Club… captains… tuna payments… What kind of logistics company is this? [Outro – Rowdy, distant] Hey captains… the tuna lady called!

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