Stephen Sondheim - A Little Priest lyrics

Mrs. Lovett: Seems a downright shame Sweeney Todd (spoken): Shame? Mrs. Lovett: Seems an awful waste Such a nice plump frame What's his name has… had… has Nor he can't be traced Business 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 Sweeney Todd (spoken): Ah! Mrs. Lovett: Good, you got it Take, for instance, Mrs. Mooney and her pie shop Business never better, using only p**ycats and toast Now, a p**y's good for maybe six or seven at the most And I'm sure they can't compare as far as taste Sweeney Todd: Mrs. Lovett What a charming notion Sweeney Todd: Eminently practical And yet appropriate as always Mrs. Lovett (with Sweeney): Well, it does seem a waste Sweeney Todd: Mrs. Lovett How I've lived without you all these years I'll never know How delectable Also undetectable How choice How rare Mrs. Lovett (with Sweeney): Think about it Lots of other gentlemen'll soon be comin' for a shave Won't they? Think of All them Pies Sweeney Todd: For what's the sound of the world out there Mrs. Lovett: What, Mr. Todd What, Mr. Todd What is that sound Sweeney Todd: Those crunching noises pervading the air Mrs. Lovett: Yes, Mr. Todd! Yes, Mr. Todd! Yes, all around Sweeney Todd: It's man devouring man, my dear Sweeney Todd and Mrs. Lovett: Then who are we to deny it in here? Sweeney Todd (spoken): What is that? Mrs. Lovett: It's priest Have a little priest Sweeney Todd: Is it really good? Mrs. Lovett: Sir, it's too good, at least! Then again, they don't commit sins of the flesh So it's pretty fresh Sweeney Todd: Awful lot of fat Mrs. Lovett: Only where it sat Sweeney Todd: Haven't you got poet, or something like that? Mrs. Lovett: No, y'see, the trouble with poet is 'Ow do you know it's deceased? Try the priest! Mrs. Lovett (spoken): Lawyer's rather nice Sweeney Todd: If it's for a price Mrs. Lovett: Order something else, though, to follow Since no one should swallow it twice! Sweeney Todd: Anything that's lean? Mrs. Lovett: Well, then, if you're British and loyal You might enjoy Royal Marine Anyway, it's clean Though of course, it tastes of wherever it's been! Sweeney Todd: Is that squire On the fire? Mrs. Lovett: Mercy no, sir, look closer You'll notice it's grocer! Sweeney Todd: Looks thicker More like vicar! Mrs. Lovett: No, it has to be grocer It's green! Sweeney Todd: The history of the world, my love Mrs. Lovett: Save a lot of graves Do a lot of relatives favors! Sweeney Todd: Is those below serving those up above! Mrs. Lovett: Ev'rybody shaves So there should be plenty of flavors! Sweeney Todd: How gratifying for once to know Sweeney Todd & Mrs. Lovett: That those above will serve those down below! Sweeney Todd: What is that? Mrs. Lovett: It's fop Finest in the shop Or 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! Sweeney Todd: Put it on a bun. Well, you never know if it's going to run! Mrs. Lovett: Try the friar. Fried, it's drier! Sweeney Todd: No, the clergy is really Too coarse and too mealy! Mrs. Lovett: Then actor It's compacter! Sweeney Todd: Ah, but always arrives overdone! Sweeney Todd (spoken): I'll come again when you have judge on the menu Sweeney Todd: Have charity towards the world, my pet! Mrs. Lovett: Yes, yes, I know, my love! Sweeney Todd: We'll take the customers that we can get! Mrs. Lovett: High-born and low, my love! Sweeney Todd: We'll not discriminate great from small! No, we'll serve anyone Sweeney Todd: Meaning anyone! Mrs. Lovett (with Sweeney): We'll serve anyone Sweeney Todd & Mrs. Lovett: And to anyone! At all!