A Little Priest

That's all very well

But what we gonna do about him

Later on when it's dark

We'll take it to some secret place and bury him

Oh yeah

Of course we could do that

I don't 'spose he's got any relatives gonna come pokin' 'round lookin' for him

Seems a downright shame

Shame

Seems an awful waste

Such a nice

Plump frame

Wot's 'is name has

Had

Has

Nor it can't be traced

Bus'ness needs a lift

Debts to be erased

Think of it as thrift

As a gift

If you get my drift

Seems an awful waste

I mean

With the price of meat

What it is

When you get it

If you get it

Ah

Good

You got it

Take

For instance

Mrs Mooney and her pie shop

Bus'ness never better using only pussycats and toast

Now a p**sy's good for maybe six or seven at the most

And I'm sure they can't compare as far as taste

Mrs Lovett what a charming notion

Well it does seem a waste

Eminently practical

And yet appropriate as always

Think about it

Mrs Lovett

How I've lived

Without you all these years

I'll never know

How delectable

Also undetectable

Lots of other gentlemen'll

Soon be comin' for a shave

Won't they

Think of

All them

Pies

How choice

How

Rare

For what's the sound of the world out there

What

Mr Todd

What

Mr Todd

What is that sound

Those crunching noises pervading the air

Yes Mr Todd

Yes Mr Todd

Yes all around

It's man devouring man

My dear

And/Then who are we to deny it in here

These are desperate times

Mrs Lovett

And desperate measures are called for

Here we are now Hot out of the oven

What is that

It's priest

Have a little priest

Is it really good

Sir

It's too good

At least

Then again

They don't commit sins of the flesh

So it's pretty fresh

Awful lot of fat

Only where it sat

Haven't you got poet

Or something like that

No

Y'see

The trouble with poet is

'Ow do you know it's deceased

Try the priest

Lawyer's rather nice

If it's for a price

Order something else though to follow

Since no one should swallow it twice

Anything that's lean

Well

Then

If you're British and loya

You might enjoy Royal Marine

Anyway

It's clean

Though of course

It tastes of wherever it's been

Is that squire

On the fire

Mercy no

Sir

Look closer

You'll notice it's groce

Looks thicker

More like vicar

No it has to be grocer

It's green

The history of the world my love

Save a lot of graves

Do a lot of relatives favors

Is those below serving those up above

Ev'rybody shaves

So there should be plenty of flavors

How gratifying for once to know

That those above will serve those down below

What is that

It's fop

Finest in the shop

And we have some shepherd's pie peppered

With actual shepherd on top

And I've just begun

Here's the politician

So oily

It's served with a doily

Have one

Put it on a bun

Well

You never know if it's going to run

Ry the friar

Fried it's drier

No

The clergy is really

Too coarse and too mealy

Then actor

It's compacter

Ah but always arrives overdone

I'll come again when you have judge on the menu

Have charity towards the world

My pet

Yes

Yes

I know

My love

We'll take the customers that we can get

High-born and low

My love

We'll not discriminate great from small

No

We'll serve anyone

Meaning anyone

And to anyone

At all