City On Fire! / Final Sequence [Original Broadway Cast Recording]
Angela Lansbury, Ken Jennings, Edmund Lyndeck, Len Cariou, Victor Garber, Merle Louise, Sarah Rice
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The engine roared, the motor hissed And who could see that the road would twist? In Sweeney's ledger the entries matched: A Beadle arrived, and a Beadle dispatched To satisfy the hungry god Of Sweeney Todd The demon barber of Fleet Sweeney! Street Sweeney! Sweeney! Sweeney! Sweeney! Sweeney! Sweeney! City on fire! Rats in the grass And the lunatics yelling in the streets! It's the end of the world! Yes! City on fire! Hunchbacks dancing! Stirrings in the ground And the whirring of giant wings! Watch out! Look! Blotting out the moonlight Thick black rain falling on the City on fire! City on fire! City on fire! Will we be married on Sunday? That's what you promised Married on Sunday! That was last August Kiss me! City on fire! Rats in the streets And the lunatics yelling at the moon! It's the end of the world! Yes! City on fire! Hunchbacks kissing! Stirrings in the graves And the screaming of giant winds! Watch out! Look! Crawling on the chimneys Great black crows screeching at the City on fire! City on fire! City on fire! Toby! Where are you, love? Toby! Where are you, lad? Nothing's gonna harm you Toby! Not while I'm around Toby! Where are you hiding? Nothing's gonna harm you Darling Nothing to be afraid of, boy Not while I'm around Toby Demons are prowling everywhere Nowadays Toby City on fire! Rats in the streets And the lunatics yelling at the moon! It's the end of the world! Yes! Beadle, Beadle! No good hiding, I saw you! Are you in there still Beadle? Beadle? Get her, but watch it! She's a wicked one, she'll deceive you With her fancy gowns And her fancy airs And her Mischief! Mischief! Devil's work! Where are you, Beadle? Beadle City on fire! Rats in the streets And the lunatics yelling at the moon! It's the end of the world! Yes! City on fire! Hunchbacks kissing! Stirrings in the graves And the screaming of giant winds! Watch out! Look! Crawling on the chimneys Great black crows screeching Mr. Todd? No one here. Where is this Mr. Todd? No matter He'll be back in a moment, for I trust him as I trust my right arm Now wait for him here, and I'll return with the coach in less than half an hour But they are after us still What if they should trace us here? Oh, Anthony, please let me come with you No, my darling, there is no safety for you on the street But dressed in these sailor's clothes, who is to know it is I? No, the risk is too great Ah, miss Look at me, look at me, miss, oh Look at me please, oh Favor me, favor me with your glance Ah, miss Soon we'll be, soon we'll be gone And sailing the seas And happily, happily wed in France And we'll sail the world And see its wonders From the pearls of Spain To the rubies of Tibet And then come home to London And then home Someday And I'll be back before those lips have time to lose that smile Beadle! Beadle! Where are you? Beadle, dear! Beadle! Beadle deedle deedle deedle deedle dumpling Beadle dumpling Be-deedle deedle deedle deedle deedle deedle Deedle deedle deedle deedle dumpling You! What are you doing here? Ah, evil is here, sir. The stink of evil-from below-from her! Beadle dear, Beadle! Out of here, woman Oh, she's the devil's wife! Oh, beware her, sir Beware of her She with no pity in her heart Out, I say! Hey, don't I know you, mister? Mr. Todd, sir! The judge I have no time Where is she? Where is the girl? Below, your honor With my neighbor, Mrs. Lovett Thank heavens the sailor did not molest her Thank heavens, too, she has seen the error of her ways She has? Oh yes, sir, your lesson was well learned She speaks only of you, longing for forgiveness And she shall have it She'll be here soon, you say? Shh! I think I hear her now Oh, excellent, my friend! Is that her dainty footstep on the stair? I hear nothing Yes, isn't that her shadow on the wall? (JUDGE TURPIN, spoken) Where? There! Primping Making herself even prettier than usual Even prettier If possible Oh Pretty women! Pretty women Yes Quickly, sir, a splash of bay rum! Sit, sir, sit Johanna, Johanna Pretty women (JUDGE TURPIN, spoken) Hurry, man! Pretty women Are a wonder You're in a merry mood again today, Mr. Todd. Pretty women! What we do for Pretty women! Blowing out their candles Or combing out their hair Then they leave Even when they leave you And vanish, they somehow Can still remain There with you, there Pretty women! Blowing out their candles Or combing out their hair Even when they leave They still Are there They're there How seldom it is one meets a fellow spirit! With fellow taste in women, at least. What? What's that? Oh, sir, no doubt the years have changed me But then, perhaps, the face of a barber The face of a prisoner in the dock-is not particularly memorable Benjamin Barker! Benjamin Barker! Rest now, my friend Rest now forever Sleep now the untroubled Sleep of the angels Agh! Agh! Lift your razor high, Sweeney! Hear it singing, "Yes!" Sink it in the rosy skin Of righteousness! Die! Die! God in heaven-die! You! Can it be? How all the demons in hell are sent to torment me! Quick, into the oven with her Why did you scream? Does the Judge live still? He was clutching, holding on to my skirt, but now he's finished No, don't worry about them. Open the oven doors No! Open the doors, I say! No! Don't go near her! What's the matter with you, woman? It's only a silly old beggar Oh no! Oh my God... "Don't I know you?" she said You knew she lived. From the moment I came into your shop you knew my Lucy lived! I was only thinking of you! Lucy Your Lucy! A crazy hag picking bones and rotten spuds out of alley ash cans! Would you have wanted to know that she ended up like that? You lied to me! No, no, not lied at all No, I never lied! Lucy Said she took the poison-she did! Never said that she died! Poor thing! She lived I've come home again But it left her weak in the head All she did for months was just lie there in bed Lucy... Should've been in hospital Wound up in Bedlam instead Poor thing! Oh, my God Better you should think she was dead Yes, I lied 'cause I love you! Lucy I'd be twice the wife she was! I love you! What have I done? Could that thing have cared for you like me? Mrs. Lovett You're a bloody wonder Eminently practical and yet Appropriate as always As you've said repeatedly There's little point in dwelling on the past Do you mean it? No, come here, my love Not a thing to fear My love What's dead Is dead Everything I did I swear I thought was only for the best Believe me! Can we Still be Married? The history of the world, my pet Oh, Mr. Todd Ooh, Mr. Todd Leave it to me Is learn forgiveness and try to forget By the sea, Mr. Todd We'll be comfy-cozy By the sea, Mr. Todd Where there's no one nosy And life is for the alive, my dear So let's keep living it! Just keep living it Really living it! We'll keep living it! Really living it! There was a barber and his wife And she was beautiful A foolish barber and his wife She was his reason and his life And she was beautiful And she was virtuous And he was- Naive Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, baker man Bake me a cake No, no, bake me a pie To delight my eye And I will sigh If the crust be high! Mr. Todd Pat him and prick him And mark him with a B And put him in the oven for baby and me!
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Written by: Stephen Sondheim
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