Devastated after the Mayor issues a proclamation ordering him to “cease and desist his oppressive relationship” with Mavis the Grasscutter, Pete the Garbageman tells his own tale of woe and lost love.

Mavis, a young psychology student who works as a city Grasscutter to put herself through school, sings of her unhealthy relationship with Pete the Garbageman.

After hearing Supervisor Demers’ tale of love and loss, Al shares a story of his own.

Al, the city Crew Foreman, sings of his love and admiration for his Street Repair Crew, and how he is concerned about one member in particular, Romeo.