Business

[MENELAUS]
Well, gentlemen
You were asked here
For matters of grave importance
I suggest we leave our differences
Outside my court
We all share wealth and power
Ad many troops in our employ
And I’m told we share a common enemy
Known as Troy

[ULYSSES]
Well good Menelaus
May I remind you
We are not here by choice
But more by the lies and tricks of your brother
Who still hides behind your voice
But now I’m here
You have my ears
But you remain in my debt
For I’m a wordly man
An intelligent man
But I never forget
Agamemnon

[AGAMEMNON]
I’m talking about business, Ulysses
The same thing that we are all here for
Profit.,gain, call it what you wish
I’m talking about the spoils of war

[MENELAUS]
That’s right
It’s business, gentlemen
While we squabble amongst ourselves
We find not future
But being left behind in business
That's all
Nothing but business

[AGAMEMNON]
That's right, Menelaus
Business
Let wipe the slate clean
With the greatest army the world has seen
For business
Nothing but business

[MENELAUS]
It's business

[AGAMEMNON]
Nothing but business

[AGAMEMNON and MENELAUS]
We’ll hold the world in the palm of our hands
Unite the world into our own land with business
Nothing but business

[AGAMEMNON]
We need a leader

[AJAX]
Well, then
Who shall we choose

[PATROCLUS]
When did this so-called business begin?

[ULYSSES, spoken]
Gentlemen, there’s always a chance we can lose

[MENELAUS, spoken]
As he’s the richest
My brother Agamemnon
I nominate him as warlord

[PATROCLUS, spoken]
Ah, blood's thicker than water

[AJAX]
I vote for Ulysses

[ULYSSES]
Oh, no
I’m still not sure what we’re fighting for

[AGAMEMNON, spoken]
It’s business
Nothing but business

[AGAMEMNON]
We can reach out and take at the lot
If we just strike now while the iron is hot
For business
In the name of business

[ULYSSES]
Now you know i’m not the one to whimper and cry
No weak [?] pass a fist of mine
But there are things in life that you cannot buy
Through business
Only business
Now I agree
It’s good that we should try to forget our quarrels
And unify
But I need a better reason to die
Than business

[PATROCLUS]
All this talk of profit and unity and greed
Sound like idle gossip
Like someone’s crazy dream
This so called council of war
Is sadly incomplete
You forget my friend, Achilles
Could lay the best of you at his feet

[AGAMEMNON, spoken]
It’s business, Patroclus
There’s no need to rant and shout

[PATROCLUS, spoken]
Who’s shouting?

[AGAMEMNON, spoken]
If Achilles is late, he misses out

[PATROCLUS, spoken]
But was he was told that …

[AGAMEMNON, spoken]
Business
Nothing but business

[MENELAUS, spoken]
Nominate your leader

[?]
I choose Ajax

[AJAX, spoken]
I vote for Patroclus

[PATROCLUS, spoken]
I still say we wait for Achilles

[AGAMEMNON, spoken]
I stand for myself

[MENELAUS, spoken]
Then let the dice call the trick
[?]
It's down to business, gentlemen
First roll, Ajax

[AJAX, spoken]
Menelaus

[MENELAUS, spoken]
Ten

[AJAX, spoken]
Ah, my luck

[MENELAUS, spoken]
Second roll, Patroclus

[PATROCLUS, spoken]
If i must

[MENELAUS, spoken]
Three. Lucky

[PATROCLUS, spoken]
Well, that's better than two

[MENELAUS, spoken]
Your dice, Agamemnon

[AGAMEMNON, spoken]
Eleven

[MENELAUS, spoken]
Eleven?

[AGAMEMNON, spoken]
Eleven
The gods have chosen

[MENELAUS, spoken]
So be it

[AGAMEMNON, spoken]
That's business, gentlemen

[PATROCLUS, spoken]
The gods, Agamemnon?

[AGAMEMNON, spoken]
The gods don't want some horn blowin' lout
He’s too late, Patroclus
He misses out

[PATROCLUS, spoken]
We'll see

[AGAMEMNON]
The gods know their business

[ALL]
It's business (business)
Nothing but business (business)

[MENELAUS]
[?]
Get our share

[AGAMEMNON]
Let every Trojan dog beware
It's business
And merely business

[ALL]
It's business
Nothing but business
We’ll hold the world in the palm of our hands
Unite the world into our own land with business
Nothing but business
It's business

[MENELAUS]
It's business
Nothing but business

[ALL]
We’ll hold the world in the palm of our hands
Unite the world into our own land with business

[AGAMEMNON]
Nothing but business

[AGAMEMON, spoken]
So it's decided, gentlemen
Let it commence