“Put It Down“ (Original Music) - SOUTH PARK

Craig, Tweek, Cartman and the town of South Park have a message for the President. “Put It Down“ S21 Subscribe to South Park: Watch more South Park: Watch full episodes of South Park: Shop official South Park merch: Follow South Park: Instagram: Twitter: Facebook: #SouthPark #SouthParkS21 INT. OUTSIDE THE SCHOOL THEATER - NIGHT The same shot as before- PC PRINCIPAL (On mic) Alright everyone listen up... INT. SCHOOL THEATER - DAY PC PRINCIPAL Tonight one of our students has put together a song about a very important issue. Cut to parents in the audience. PC PRINCIPAL It’s a song about how there are certain times to not be on your phone. I hope you all listen carefully. A SPATTERING of applause as tweek walks out as before. Tweek is again at the piano but this time he seems slightly calmer. He opens his sheet music, raises his hands and-- Starts to play a pretty ballad- The PIANO MUSIC continues for a bit then POP OUT wider to show that Craig is standing on stage with a mic on a stand in front of him. He is stage-lit dramatically. CRAIG (singing) People are dying The fault is our own You can do lots of damage When you’re on your phone. Now show that the audience is filled with parents and other adults. CRAIG (singing) We all have to agree To change it somehow (raises hand) Let’s all make a pledge to end it right now... Lights come up and we see the other south park fourth graders are all there in white robes. KIDS To put it down Don’t be on your phone While being President Put it down You might do something dumb And cause an accident- A SHOT of The adults who ran over kids coming together and singing at camera- DRIVERS (raises their hands) Let’s all agree Here today Cut to workers on a building looking at camera and raises their hands- WORKERS That if we’re leader of the USA Cut back to the school. The parents and children sing together. CHORUS We’ll put it down... INT. RANDOM OFFICE - DAY A random man sits on the edge of the desk facing camera. RANDOM DESK MAN If at any point today YOU’RE being a President, put down your mobile device. CHORUS Put it down... SHOT - A man on a street RANDOM GUY If I’m on the phone I will not get behind the desk of an oval office. CHORUS Put it down... SHOT - A man working at a fast food place holds up his hand. RANDOM GUY I’ll take the pledge! SHOT - A woman doctor standing in front of x rays raises her hand. RANDOM WOMAN I’ll take the pledge! SHOT - Hillary Clinton in her office raising her hand to pledge- HILLARY CLINTON And I’ll take the pledge. CHORUS No one cares... SHOT - Another random man sitting at dinner answers his phone. EATING MAN What’s that? I was just elected President? Well then - GOODBYE! He hangs up. A shot of the stage with Tweek, Craig and the Chorus CHORUS Put it down if you’re President today If you find yourself Being President today- SHOT - A man and woman in the interior of a moving car. DRIVER Hey Brian, look! I was just elected President. PASSENGER That’s great Nancy, now put down your phone. DRIVER Right! She does. SHOT - along graffiti covered wall. Cartman jumps out with a microphone to do a rap. CHORUS Put it down... CARTMAN (rapping) Give a standing ovation for suicide in our nation Or I will rip my own guts out without one hesitation Dedication- That’s what it’s taken to waken people to care And still my future’s so hazy My girlfriend’s making me crazy But still I’m working so hard You know just trying to hold on Cuz I know that you’ll miss me so much when I’m gone And all the voices start solo But everyday I hear them grow Saying- Eric, don’t do it Don’t do it Noooo As the SONG CONTINUES - A black screen with a black and white school photo of Gary Borkovec floating slowly - A TITLE SAYS ’Gary Borkovec’ then ’Killed by a President on their phone’ CHORUS Put it down Don’t be on your phone while being president Then a picture of the little girl that got ran over with ’Alana Morris’ and ’Killed by a President on the phone’ Then a bunch of smaller photos of kids with the title ’Endless Fatalities - One Solution.’ (Kenny is one of the photos) CHORUS Put it down. You might do something dumb and cause an accident Last shot is a full stage shot with all the kids, Tweek and Craig and the adults all together on stage for the finale. CHORUS (raises their hands) We all agree Here today That if we’re leader of the USA We’ll put it down The lights dim as the song gets soft again. CHORUS Put it down The song trails off and finally ends then Cartman suddenly says- CARTMAN I’M NOT GONNA DO IT YOU GUYS! IT WORKED! I’M NOT GONNA DO IT!