I woke up one day to find I ‘m not where I had been,
I can’t say where or how…what it might mean,
I’m on the mountain, I’m on the beach
But freedom’s hand is always just beyond my reach,

No.2 keeps calling me
He says its time for tea
They scrutinize my memory,
All I want is to be free

Six of one, half a dozen more;
Rover’s waiting just outside the door,
In the village
Six of one, half a dozen more
In the village

No.2 keeps calling me
He says its time for tea
They scrutinize my memory,
All I want is to be free

Knowledge is no friend until it’s gone
I want to know whose side your on
In the Village
In the Village

Big Ben’s bells are ringing on a tape,
I’ll help number six to escape
You will not posses my compound information
Distant trumpets herald in my proclamation
Inauguration, .. Information
My situation in isolation is dire

Under the green dome  you will be sedated
Ask the General “why”?  and he’s obliterated
Sending out an orange alert cause number 6 will not convert
 He is not a number…He’s a free man

© Ben New 2005







In the 1960s I remember watching Patrick MaGoohan 's series from BBC
called "The Prisoner". It ran as a summer replacement program here in the states.
It was a highly stylized brilliant work  that has lived on through regular PBS showings.
Patrick McGoohan  played the prisoner, & wrote the screenplays for many of the episodes.
Provacative & intelligent, there has been nothing quite like it since.
The meaning of the show is still hotly debated.
I always felt it championed the individual & warned of the pitfalls of conformity.
If you have never seen it, do yourself a favor &  check it out the next time PBS runs it.
(Or better yet buy it right here)

The Prisoner On DVDs

 With its unique mix of action, drama, science fiction and the surreal,
It's message is even more relevant today than when it originally aired,
 The Prisoner is a television classic of the rarest kind.
And of course the inspiration for the song,
"In The Village".

Be Seeing You.

A Brief Synopsis Of The Prisoner
 


The Prisoner Appreciation Society



The Prisoner in Pop Culture. Doh!



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