Freddie's never coming back now
I heard he broke the rules
He's in the iron prison black now
He took us all for fools
He tried to make a paradise
And it was too good to be true
He said the cats should love the mice
And we should love each other too

Freddie, won't you come home
Freddie, where have you gone

When Freddie came he was a stranger
But through and through he just survived
But we could see he was in danger
Almost since he first arrived

Freddie, won't you come home
Freddie, where have you gone

So you better not shout and you better not cry
Freddie's just gone and there ain't no asking why
Okay!
Don't fall for the hype don't believe the lies
I saw him taken out with my own two eyes
Though still some people will say
Freddie got away!

(During the following instrumental the characters remain stock still and expressionless. On the scrim/screen at the back of the stage, still photos are projected. The photos continue through the last verse. The photos are black-and-white, grainy shots of mental patients: in padded cells, being escorted down hallways by orderlies, in electroshock therapy. They may or may not be photos of BOY/FREDDIE.)

They put him in a padded cell now
Gave him a box of apple juice
They thought they might get Freddie well now
But I guess it was no use
He feels the beauty and the pain now
The fire burning without end
So if you're thinking of staying sane now
Remember Freddie my friend.

Freddie, won't you come home
Freddie, where have you gone

So you better not shout and you better not cry
Freddie's just gone and there ain't no asking why
Okay!
Don't fall for the hype don't believe the lies
I saw him taken out with my own two eyes
Though still some people will say
Freddie got away!

(Now suddenly MERCURY Z quickly removes his straitjacket and reveals his ROCK GARB underneath. He steps to either corner at the front of the stage where there is a mike on a mikestand, and lights a cigarette. When he responds to the repeated calls of “Freddie got away” he shakes his head and looks bemusedly at the audience underscoring the naiveté of the singers. Meanwhile the singers singing “Freddie got away” recede from view. They glide off the stage and their spotlights dim, leaving only MERCURY in a large, somewhat wobbly follow spot.)

MERCURY Z:
Ha ha ha!

CAST:
Freddie got away!

MERCURY Z:
I don't think so people....

CAST:
Freddie got away!

MERCURY Z:
Okay you go on thinking that....
Now let's Give it up for THE BAND!