wolf dance from three houses by dave malloy

GRANDMOTHER
oh my sad and lonely wolf
what great eyes you have

WOLF
my eyes are your eyes

GRANDFATHER
oh my sad and lonely wolf
what great ears you have

WOLF
my ears are your ears

GRANDMOTHER & GRANDFATHER
oh my sad and lonely wolf
what great teeth you have

WOLF
my teeth are your teeth

GRANDMOTHER & GRANDFATHER
oh my sad and lonely wolf
will you come down the chimney
and dance with me?
one more time?

GRANDFATHER
dance with the wolf.
pin a flower to his chest.
bite his lip
and caress his neck.

this is who you are.
it will never go away.
so dance with your wolf.

GRANDMOTHER
dance with the wolf.
hold him close,
squeeze him tight.
let your bodies dissolve into sky.

this is who you are.

GRANDMOTHER & GRANDFATHER
it will never go away.

GRANDFATHER
no more than night
surrender to the day.

(susan dances with the wolf.)

GRANDMOTHER & GRANDFATHER
so smile and embrace your darkness.

GRANDMOTHER
sing and scream in its gaping maw.

GRANDFATHER
offer him branches and blankets

GRANDMOTHER
hold him as he howls, ease his pain

BOTH
sit at the loom
in your moonlit room
and weave your souls together.

GRANDFATHER
else he may fester and fascinate

BOTH
else he may snag you
and eat you alive

(sadie dances with the wolf.)

dance with the wolf.
scratch his chinny chin chin.

GRANDFATHER
meet his eye,

GRANDMOTHER
say his name,

GRANDFATHER
breathe him in.

BOTH
make him a plate.

because this is who you are.
it will never go away.

• Experimental
• theatre
• New York