This is a rap with audience participation. You need to create a beat with it. There are only a few speaking parts, but it is short and fun for the participants. The child asks the questions, the teacher answers the questions and the punks try to get the child to take drugs.
VITAL STATISTICS Participants----------10 or a few more + the audience
Setting----------------minimal
Props & costumes--minimal --- can be furnished by the students
Time-------------------about 8-12 minutes
SAMPLE (The asterick means that there is a short pause.)
AUDIENCE: No * No * Just say no, I said *
No * No * Just say no
(After teaching the line then the tacher begins the program with)
TEACHER: Drugs * drugs * Are real bad, I said *
Drugs * Drugs * Are real bad.
(Punks enter, stage left, in a line. They should form a line and walk, but face the audience as they loudly say their line in unison. They keep repeating the line until they are all off stage right. They should turn around and prepare to return the way they came when their next part comes up.)
PUNKS: Drugs * drugs * use 'em abuse 'em, I said
Drugs * drugs * use 'em abuse 'em.
(Child walks on stage left and takes the other mike and stands by the teacher.)
CHILD: A kid * on the corner * wants to sell me drugs, I said
A kid * on the corner * wants to sel me drugs.
TEACHER: What * should you do * when they ask you to, I said
What * should you do * when they ask you to.
(Teacher and child point to audience and the audience responds.)
