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Original Broadway production 1979
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street the Musical - God, That's Good Lyrics
TOBIAS:
Ladies and gentlemen,
May I have your attention, perlease?
Are your nostrils aquiver and tingling as well
At that delicate, luscious ambrosial smell?
Yes they are, I can tell.
Well, ladies and gentlemen,
That aroma enriching the breeze
Is like nothing compared to its succulent source,
As the gourmets among you will tell you, of course.
Ladies and gentlemen,
You can't imagine the rapture in store
Just inside of this door!
There you'll sample
Mrs. Lovett's meat pies,
Savoury and sweet pies,
As you'll see.
You who eat pies,
Mrs. Lovett's meat pies
Conjure up the treat pies
Used to be!
TOBIAS & CUSTOMERS: (simultaneously)
(MAN:
Over here, boy, how about some ale?
MEN:
Let me have another, laddie!
WOMEN:
Tell me, are they flavoursome? They are.
TOBIAS:
Right away.
WOMEN:
Could we have some service over here, boy?
MEN:
Could we have some service, waiter?
WOMEN:
God that's good!
MEN:
What about that pie, boy?
WOMEN:
Tell me, are they tender?
TOBIAS:
Thruppence.
MEN:
Yes, what about that pie, boy?
WOMEN:
Thruppence for a meat pie?
MEN:
Where's the ale I asked you for, boy?
TOBIAS:
Ladies and gentlemen-!)
MRS. LOVETT:
Toby!
TOBIAS:
Coming! 'Scuse me
MRS. LOVETT:
Ale there!
TOBIAS:
Right, mum!
MRS. LOVETT:
Quick, love!
CUSTOMERS:
God, that's good!
MRS. LOVETT:
Nice to see you, dearie...
How have you been keeping?...
Cor, me bones is weary!
Toby-!
One for the gentleman...
Hear the birdies cheeping-
Helps to keep it cheery...
Toby!
Throw the old woman out!
CUSTOMERS:
God, that's good!
MRS. LOVETT:
What's your pleasure, dearie?
No, we don't cut slices...
Cor, me eyes is bleary!
Toby!
None for the gentlemen!
I could up me prices-
I'm a little leery...
Business
Couldn't be better, though
CUSTOMERS:
God, that's good!
MRS. LOVETT:
Knock on wood.
TODD:
Psst!
MRS. LOVETT:
Excuse me
TODD:
Psst!
MRS. LOVETT:
Dear, see to the customers.
TODD:
Psst!
MRS. LOVETT:
Yes, what, love? Quick, though, the trade is brisk.
TODD:
But it's six o'clock!
MRS. LOVETT:
So it's six o'clock.
TODD:
It was due to arrive
At a quarter to five
TODD: MRS. LOVETT:
And it's six o'clock! And it's probably already
. Down the block!
I've been waiting all day! It'll be here, it'll be here!
. Have a beaker of beer
But it should have been here And stop worryin', dear,
By now! Now, now...
CUSTOMERS:
More hot pies!
TODD: MRS. LOVETT:
You'll come back Will you wait there,
When it comes? Coolly,
. 'Cause the customers truly
. Are getting unruly.
MRS. LOVETT:
And what's your pleasure, dearie?
Oops! I beg your pardon!
Just me hands is smeary-
Toby!
Run for the gentleman!
Don't you love a garden?
Always makes me teary...
Must be one of the foreigners-
CUSTOMERS:
God that's good! That is delicious!
MRS. LOVETT:
What's my secret?
Frankly, dear - forgive my candour-
Family secret,
All to do with herbs.
Things like being
Careful with your coriander,
That's what makes the gravy grander-!
CUSTOMERS:
More hot pies!
More hot!
More pies!
TODD:
Psst!
MRS. LOVETT:
Excuse me
TODD:
Psst!
MRS. LOVETT:
Dear, see to the customers.
TODD:
Psst!
MRS. LOVETT:
Yes, what, love?
Quick, though, the trade is brisk.
TODD:
But it's here!
MRS. LOVETT:
It's where?
TODD:
Coming up the stair!
MRS. LOVETT: TODD:
I'll get rid of this lot
As they're still pretty hot
And then I'll be there! It's about to be opened
. Or don't you care?
No, I'll be there!
I will be there! But we have to prepare!
But they'll never be sold
If I let them cold-
MRS. LOVETT:
Oh, and
Incidentally, dearie,
You know Mrs. Mooney.
Sales've been so dreary
Toby-!
Poor thing is penniless.
What about that loony?
Lookin', sort of beery-
Oh well, got her comeuppance-
And that'll be thruppence - and
CUSTOMERS: MRS. LOVETT:
God that's good that is de have you So she should
Licious ever tasted smell such
Oh my God what more that's pies good!
TODD & MRS. LOVETT:
Oooohhhh! Oooohhhh!
TODD: MRS. LOVETT:
Is that a chair fit for a king,
A wondrous neat It's gorgeous!
And most particular chair? It's gorgeous!
You tell me where
Is there a seat
Can half compare It's perfect!
With this particular thing! It's gorgeous!
I have a few
Minor adjustments You make your few
To make- Minor adjustments.
They'll take
A moment. You take your time,
I'll call you I'll go see to the customers.
TODD:
I have another friend
TOBIAS: MRS. LOVETT: CUSTOMERS
Is that a pie fit for a king,
A wondrous sweet It's gorgeous!
And most particular thing? It's gorgeous!
You see, ma'am, why Yum!
There is no meat
Pie can compete It's perfect! Yum!
With this delectable It's gorgeous! Yum!
Pie.
TOBIAS & MRS. LOVETT: CUSTOMERS:
The crust all velvety and wavy, Yum! Yum!
That glaze, those crimps... Yum! Yum!
And then the thick, succulent gravy Yum! Yum!
One whiff, one glimpse... Yum! Yum!
TODD:
And now to test
This best of barber chairs
MRS. LOVETT: TOBIAS: CUSTOMERS:
So rich, Yum!
So thick So tender Yum!
It makes you sick That you surrender Yum! Yum!
TODD:
It's time...
It's time...
Psst!
MRS. LOVETT:
Excuse me
TODD:
Psst!
MRS. LOVETT:
Dear, see to the customers.
TODD:
Psst!
MRS. LOVETT:
Yes, what, love?
TODD:
Quick, now!
MRS. LOVETT:
Me heart's a flutter-!
TODD: MRS. LOVETT:
When I pound the floor,
It's a signal to show When you pound the floor,
That I'm ready to go, Yes, you told me, I know,
When I pound the floor! You'll be ready to go
. When you pound the floor-
. Will you trust me?
I just want to be sure. Will you trust me?
. I'll be waiting below
When I'm certain that you're For the whistle to blow...
In place-
TODD:
I'll pound three times.
Three times.
And then you-
Three times-
If you-
Exactly.
CUSTOMERS:
More hot pies!
MRS. LOVETT:
Gawd!
CUSTOMERS:
More hot!
MRS. LOVETT:
Right!
CUSTOMERS:
More pies!
TODD:
Psst!
CUSTOMERS:
More!
MRS. LOVETT:
Wait!
CUSTOMERS:
More hot pies
More hot!
More pies!
More! Hot! Pies!
TOBIAS & MRS. LOVETT:
Eat them slow and
Feel the crust, how thin she (I) rolled it!
Eat them slow, 'cos
Every one's a prize!
Eat them slow, 'cos
That's the lot and now we've sold it!
Come again tomorrow-
MRS. LOVETT:
Hold it
CUSTOMERS:
More hot pies!
MRS. LOVETT:
Bless my eyes-!
TODD:
Right this way, sir.
MRS. LOVETT:
Fresh supplies!
MRS. LOVETT: TOBIAS: CUSTOMERS:
How about it, dearie? Is that a pie Yum!
Be here in a twinkling! Fit for a king, Yum!
Just confirms my theory- A wondrous sweet Yum!
Toby! And most delectable Yum! Yum!
God watches over us. Thing?
Didn't have an inkling positively You see, ma'am, why Yum!
Eerie... There is no meat pie Yum!
MRS. LOVETT:
Toby!
Throw the old woman out!
CUSTOMERS:
God that's good that is de have you
Licious ever tasted smell such
Oh my God what perfect more that's
Pies such flavour
God that's good!!
[Thanks to Sam Wilkes for lyrics]
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God That's Good Lyrics from Sweeney Todd the Musical
Sweeney Todd the Musical Lyrics
SYNOPSIS
The Ballad of Sweeney Todd
No Place Like London
The Barber and His Wife
The Worst Pies in London
Poor Thing
My Friends
The Ballad: "Lift Your Razor High, Sweeney!"
Green Finch and Linnet Bird
Ah, Miss
Johanna
Pirelli's Miracle Elixir
Pirelli's Entrance
The Contest
The Ballad: "Sweeney Pondered and Sweeney Planned"
Wait
The Ballad: "His Hands Were Quick, His Fingers Strong"
Johanna - Mea Culpa
Kiss Me (Part 1)
Ladies In Their Sensitivities
Kiss Me (Part 2)
Pretty Women
Epiphany
A Little Priest
God, That's Good!
Johanna (Reprise)
By the Sea
Wigmaker Sequence
The Letter
Not While I'm Around
Parlour Songs
The Ballad: "The Engine Roared, The Motor Hissed"
City on Fire/ Searching
The Judge's Return
The Final Scene
Epilogue
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