Attend the tale of Sweeney Todd.
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His skin was pale and his eye was odd.
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He shaved the faces of gentlemen,
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who never thereafter were heard of again.
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He trod a path that few have trod, did Sweeney Todd.
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The Demon Barber of fleet Street.
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He kept a shop in London town.
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Of fancy clients and good renown.
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And what if none of their souls were saved?
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They went to their maker impeccably shaved
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by Sweeney, by Sweeney Todd,
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The Demon Barber of fleet Street.
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Swing your razor wide Sweeney!
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Hold it to the skies!
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Freely flows the blood of those who moralize!
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His needs were few, his room was bare.
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A lavabo and a fancy chair,
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a mug of suds and a leather strop,
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an apron, a towel, a pail and a mop.
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For neatness he deserves a nod,
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does Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of fleet Street.
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Inconspicuous Sweeney was.
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Quick and quiet and clean he was.
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Back of his smile, under his word
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Sweeney heard music that nobody heard.
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Sweeney pondered, and Sweeney planned,
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like a perfect machine he planned.
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Sweeney was smooth, Sweeney was subtle
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Sweeney would blink and rats would scuttle.
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Sweeney was smooth, Sweeney was subtle
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Sweeney would blink and rats would scuttle.
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Inconspicuous Sweeney was.
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Quick and quiet and clean he was.
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Was Sweeney!Sweeney!Sweeney!Swee~ney~!
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Attend the Tale of Sweeney Todd
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Attend the Tale of Sweeney Todd
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He served a dark and a vengeful god.
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He served a dark and a vengeful god.
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What happened then?
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Well that's the play
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and he wouldn't want us to give it away.
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Not Sweeney, Not Sweeney Todd,
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The Demon Barber of fleet Street.
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The Ballad Of Sweeney Todd
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| Stephen Sondheim |
