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1 Neighbours, set in Greece and Asia Minor,

"A social call, Menelaus," Paris said.

Helen thought he'd wine and dine her,

Eureka she's seduced and off they're fled.   

Agamemnon's made boss, his fleet thousand strong,

Vow they'll the Aegean cross -

Sack Troy for doing Helen wrong.   + Reprise

2 Ill winds, though, Agamemnon's daughter Janie

Is sacrificed as the Gods above delay.

With Apollo's arrows raining

Achilles says he doesn't want to play.

Paris shelters from harm inside Venus' cloud.

Zeus naps, under Hera's charm,

Gods toying with Agamemnon's crowd.

 

3 Heros: Patroclus must have his moment,

Till Hector's blow takes away Achilles' chum.

But Achilles seeks atonement

By dragging Hector's corpse to kingdom come.

After nine days peace deal, War rampages on,

Death strikes at Achilles' heel -

That's ten years still they're on square one.   + Reprise