No Place Like London
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Anthony:
I have sailed the world, beheld its wonders
From the Dardanelles
To the mountains of Peru
But there's no place like London—!
Todd:
No, there's no place like London
Anthony (spoken):
Mr. Todd…?
Todd:
You are young
Life has been kind to you
You will learn
There's a hole in the world
Like a great black pit
And the vermin of the world
Inhabit it
And its morals aren't worth
What a pig would spit
And it goes by the name of London
At the top of the hole
Sit the 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!
Anthony (spoken):
Is everything alright, Mr. Todd?
Todd (spoken):
I beg your indulgence, Anthony. My mind is far
From easy. In these once-familiar streets
I feel shadows everywhere
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 pious 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 so, so beautiful!
Anthony (spoken):
And the lady, sir, did she succumb?
Todd:
Oh, that was many years ago…
I doubt if anyone would know
Todd (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?
Todd (spoken):
You might find me, if you like, around Fleet Street
I wouldn't wonder
Anthony (spoken):
Until then, my friend
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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