[The Comedian sings the refrain alone at first and the others repeat it together with him.
COMEDIAN.
| To be or not to be, that is the question, |
| That is the question, that is the question. |
| In life to win success, |
| Elbow your way through, |
| Jostle the next one, |
| Else you will be jostled. |
REFRAIN
[Same as before.]
[On the last word of the refrain they flop as if dumbfounded, and stand transfixed, with eyes directed on one spot inside of the ring. The Villain leans over the arms of the Comedian and the Heroine; gradually the circle draws closer till their heads almost touch. They attempt to free their handy but each holds on to the other and all seven whisper in great astonishment.
ALL. A dollar!
[The circle opens up again, they look each at the other and shout in wonder.
ALL. A dollar!
[Once more they close in and the struggle to free their hands grows wilder; the Villain tries to climb over and then under the hands into the circle and stretches out his hand toward the dollar, but instinctively he is stopped by the couple he tries to pass between, even when he is not seen but only felt. Again all lean their heads over the dollar, quite lost in the contemplation of it, and whispering, enraptured.