[Newsboy]
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Read about the 'ideous murder,
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Profane, religious murder !
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[First gentlemen]
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The poor old bishop,
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What a shock !
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[Street vendor]
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Seen walkin' wiv 'is daughter,
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A moment prior to slaughter !
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[Newsboy]
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The shepherd tendin' to 'is flock !
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[Crowd]
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'e died in a London slum-
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A slave to martyrdom-
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'e died without complaint !-
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'e should be made a saint !-
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'e's gone back 'ome to god !-
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It all seems very odd !-
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Why should it be,
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This mystery ?-
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Murder, murder-
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In the night air !
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Murder, murder-
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It's a nightmare !
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Murder, murder-
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It's a right scare,
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Bloody murder
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In the night !
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Murder, murder-
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Makes your heart thump !
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Murder, murder-
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Makes your nerves jump !
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Murder, murder-
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Makes your blood pump !
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Bloody murder
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In the night !
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[Congregation]
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DONA EIS, REQUIEM
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[Priest]
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Sweet death has taken
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This brave
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Man from us !
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[Congregation]
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REQUIEM AETERNAM
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[Priest]
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Friends, take what comfort
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That you can from us !
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[Congregation]
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DONA EIS DOMINE
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[Hyde]
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General Glossop ! I'm happy to inform you that you at relieved of your duties, sir. All of them !
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[A man]
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Look at this, another murder,
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Just like the other murder !
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That's poor old general Glossop, dead !
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[A boy]
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Last week the bishop copped it !
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The bloke what done it 'opped it !
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That feller must be off 'is 'ead !
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[Another crowd member]
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That's two in the last four days !
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This killer has fancy ways !
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[A fourth]
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To kill outside St Paul's
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Requires a lotta balls !
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[A fifth]
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He hates the upper class !
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[A sixth]
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He must be on 'is arse !
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[Crowd]
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Who could he be ?
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[The boy]
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Don't look at me !
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[Crowd]
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" Bloody murder in the night ! "
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Murder, murder-
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Doin' folks in-
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Murder, murder-
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In the worst sin !
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Murder, murder
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Has me screamin'
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" Bloody murder in the night ! "
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Murder, murder-
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Makes me blood thin !
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Murder, murder-
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Makes me' ead spin !
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Murder, murder-
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Starts me drinkin' !
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Bloody murder
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In the night !
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In the night !
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[Hyde]
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Bessie, my love... you really should be more careful... wearing your real diamonds out on the street. You never know whom you might encounter !
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[Upper and lower crust on the street]
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London has a killer on the loose !
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Could be a gang !
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Gotta get 'is 'ead inside a noose !
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The man must hang
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[Crowd]
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Maybe his nerve will fail him !-
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They've gotta try to nail him !-
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They've gotta trail an' jail him,
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Now !
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Murder !
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No matter who we're blamin'
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Till they pull wots 'is name in,
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There's gonna be one flamin'
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Row !
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Murder, murder-
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It's a curse, man !
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Murder, murder-
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It's perverse, man !
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Murder, murder-
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Nothing's worse than
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Bloody murder
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In the night !
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[Hyde]
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Bad news from God, Teddy !
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[First newsboy]
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Read about the worst two murders - !
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[Second newsboy]
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Much worse than the first two murders !
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[Crowd]
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That makes it murders three and four !
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(variously)
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They've murdered dear old Bessie !-
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I hear extremely Messy !-
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And poor old Archie is no more !-
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[Women]
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They say a lot of blood and gore !
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[All]
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That's four in the last eight days !
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It's London's latest craze !
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[Second newsboy]
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This time 'e was in park lane !
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An 'e may come back again !
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[Women]
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Until the killer's found
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There's danger all around !
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[Crowd]
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What can we do ?
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What can we do ?
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What can we do ?
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We wish we knew !
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[Crowd]
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Catchin' such a madman could be hard !-
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He'll kill !-
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At will !-
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Cos they're all so thick at Scotland Yard !-
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No brains !-
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No skill !-
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[All]
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He'll kill us, if we let him !
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They'd better go and get him !
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I know a way to net him !-
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How ?
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Murder !
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No metter who we're blamin'
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Till they pull wot's 'is name in,
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There's gonna be,
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There's gonna be,
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There's gonna be a flamin'
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Row !
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Murder, murder-
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On our doorstep !
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Murder, murder-
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So, watch your step !
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Murder, murder-
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Take one more step,
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