Crissy tries to listen to a song on a Victrola, but it is drowned out by the "Electric Blues." The Tribe calls for "Oh
Great God of Power," but all they get is Claude dressed up in a gorilla suit. He's just come from the induction
center, and Berger and some Tribe members describe their version of the encounter.
Three of the women in the Tribe sing the virtues of "Black Boys," and are countered by
three blond-wigged Supreme-lookalikes with "White Boys" (see photo). Berger really
starts things rolling by passing out the joints, and soon the Tribe is "Walking in Space."
The Tribe divides into groups to sleep under the light of the moon, and Sheila sings,
"Good Morning, Starshine." A mattress is brought out "The Bed" and the Tribe celebrates it (after all, "Never can
you sin in bed"). They separate from Claude, and gather in a mass of Flower Power, banging sticks and pots and
shouting anti-war chants. They call for Claude, but he's nowhere to be found.
Claude appears in Army uniform, unseen by his friends, and explains, "I'm right here. Like it or not, they got me."
("The Flesh Failures"). Still unable to see him, the Tribe sings "Eyes, Look Your Last" in counterpoint with
Claude's final "Manchester, England." Sheila reprises "The Flesh Failures," leading the Tribe into "Let the Sun
Shine In." At the close, Claude is again lying alone center stage. With his sticks, Berger forms a cross and lays it
on Claude's body.
The action then focuses in on Claude's trip. General Washington appears, at war with a
group of Indians. They are joined by Abraham Lincoln ("Abie, Baby"), John Wilkes
Booth, Ulysses S. Grant, Calvin Coolidge, and Scarlett O'Hara. Buddhist monks and
Catholic nuns appear, and an all-out war ensues. This segues into "3-5-0-0," and the
ugliness of war against the Viet Cong. The Tribe invokes the words of Shakespeare
("What a Piece of Work is Man") to try and rationalize this. Then, the trip ends ("How
Dare They Try"), and the Tribe tries to call Claude back to reality, however he has some
problems getting back into the present day.
