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When the Weather is Mild

from The Black Stuff by Lioness Theatre

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Charles visits the Roxbury Rubber Company is New York, and loves the idea of working with rubber. But the owner explains rubber's fatal flaw.

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Rubber may seem miraculous, child
But rubber only acts like rubber
When the weather is mild!

It's brittle in the winter
And it's sticky after spring
Then it leaks in the rain,
Ain't worth a thing.
Folks have sending back my goods,
I had to bury tons of stuff out in the woods.

Cos rubber only acts like rubber
(when the weather is)
Rubber only acts like rubber
(when the weather is)
Rubber only acts like rubber
When the weather is mild!

My reputation is beginning to atrophy,
My company's on the verge
of catastrophe.
If you want to be successful
In this industry,
What you'll need is a new
Rubber recipe.

Cos rubber only acts like rubber
(when the weather is)
Rubber only acts like rubber
(when the weather is)
Rubber only acts like rubber
When the weather is mild!

Charles: There must be something I can mix it with
Throw it all in a pot and give it a whisk
I'll make its chemical state consistent
Ethan: And will that make it weather-resistant?
Charles: Sure! Talk to me, Ethan.

Ethan: You certainly won't be the first to attempt a solution to this problem, Charles!
There are scientists all over the world working on it.
The main one is a fellow from England called Hancock.
He's been at it for years.
Ifyou're going to come up with a new rubber formula and profit from it,
you'll have to manage it before Hancock does!

Cos rubber only acts like rubber when
the weather is mild!

Fame and fortune is waiting to be piled,
But rubber only acts like rubber when the weather is mild!
If you want to be successful in this industry
What you'll need is a new rubber recipe.

Cos rubber only acts like rubber
(when the weather is)
Rubber only acts like rubber
(when the weather is)
Rubber only acts like rubber
When the weather is mild!

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from The Black Stuff, released July 8, 2018

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