Sweeney Todd 2007 Movie - No Place Like London lyrics

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Song By Sweeney Todd

Anthony:

I have sailed the world

beheld its wonders

From the Dardanelles to the

Mountains of Peru,

But there's No Place Like London!

Sweeney Todd:

No there's no place like London

Anthony: (spoken) Mr Todd?

Sweeney Todd You are young,

Life has been kind to you

You will learn

[Instrumental]

Sweeney Todd:

There's a hole in the world

Like a great black pit and

the vermin of the world inhabit it

and it's morals aren't worth

what a pig could spit

and it goes by the name of London.

At the top of the hole

sit a privileged few

making mock of the

vermin in the lower zoo,

turning beauty into

filth and greed....

I too have sailed the world

and seen its wonders.

For the cruelty of men

is as wondrous as Peru.

But there's No Place Like London!

[Instrumental]

Anthony: (spoken)

Is everything alright, Mr Todd?

Sweeney Todd: (spoken)

I beg your indulgence, Anthony.

My mind is far from easy

In these once familiar streets I feel shadows, everywhere

Sweeney Todd:

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.

There was another man who saw

that she was beautiful

A biased vulture of the law,

who with a gesture of his claw

removed the barber from his plate!

Then there was nothing but to wait!

And she would fall!

So soft!

So young!

So lost and oh so beautiful!

Anthony: (spoken)

And the lady, sir.. did she succumb?

Sweeney Todd:

Oh, that was many years ago

I doubt if anyone would know

(spoken)

I'd like to thank you, Anthony.

If you hadn't spotted me, I would be lost on the ocean, still.

Anthony: (spoken)

Will I see you again?

Sweeney Todd:(spoken)

You might find me if you like.

Around Fleet Street, I wouldn't wonder.

Anthony: (spoken)

Till then, my friend

[Instrumental]

Sweeney Todd:

There's a hole in the world

like a great black pit and it's

filled with people

who are filled with shit

and the vermin of the world inhabit it.

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Thanks to Immy for correcting these lyrics