Ballad of Sweeney Todd (Prologue) Lyrics

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Musical: Sweeney Todd
Song: Ballad of Sweeney Todd (Prologue)

 

Attend the tale of Sweeny Todd.
His skin was pale and his eye was odd.
He shaved the faces of gentlemen
Who never thereafter were heard of again.
He trod a path that few have trod,
Did Sweeny Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

He kept a shop in London Town
Of fancy clients and good renown.
And what if none of their souls were saved?
They went to their
Maker impeccably shaved by Sweeny,
By Sweeny Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Swing your razor wide, Sweeny,
Hold it to the skies!
Freely flows the blood of those who moralize.

His need were few, his room was bare:
a lavabo and a fancy chair,
A mug of suds and a leather strop,
An apron, a towel, a pail and a mop.
For neatness, he deserves a nod.
Does Sweeny Todd,, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.

In conspicuous Sweeny was,
Quick and quite and clean 'e was.
Back of his smile, under his word,
Sweeny heard music that nobody heard.
Sweeny pondered and Sweeny planned,
Like a perfect machine 'e planned
Sweeny was smooth, Sweeny was subtle,
Sweeny would blink and rats would scuttle.
Sweeny! Sweeny! Sweeny! Sweeny!
Sweeny!

Attend the tale of Sweeney Todd
He served a dark and a hungry god
What happened then, well that's the play,
And he wouldn't want us to give it away. Not Sweeney,
Not Sweeney Todd, The demon barber of Fleet Street.

[Thanks to Jill Murdoch for corrections]





Sweeney Todd musical lyrics list:
SCRIPT
SYNOPSIS
Ballad of Sweeney Todd (Prologue)
No Place Like London
The Barber and His Wife
The Worst Pies in London
Poor Thing
My Friends
Ballad of Sweeney Todd (Reprise)
Green Finch and Linnet Bird
Ah, Miss
Johanna
Pirelli's Miracle Elixir
The Contest
Ballad of Sweeney Todd: Sweeney pondered and Sweeney planned
Wait
Johanna 2
Kiss Me
Ladies and their Sensibilities
Pretty Women
Epiphany
A Little Priest
God, That's Good
Johanna 3
By the Sea
Wigmaker's Sequence
Not While I'm Around
Parlor Songs
Final Sequence
Finale

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