Epiphany

All this running and shouting, what is it now, dear?

(I had him, and then) the sailor busted in

I saw them both running down the street and I said to myself

"The fat's in the fire, for sure"

(I had him! His throat was bare beneath my hand)

There, there, dear, don't fret

(No, I had him!)

(His throat was there, and he'll never come again)

Easy now, hush, love, hush

I keep telling you (when?), what's your rush?

(Why did I wait? You told me to wait!)

(Now he'll never come again!)

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

But not for long

They all deserve to die!

Tell you why, Mrs. Lovett, tell you why

Because in all of the whole human race, Mrs. Lovett

There are two kinds of men, and only two

There's the one staying put in his proper place

And the one with his foot in the other one's face

Look at me, Mrs. Lovett, look at you!

No, we all deserve to die

Even you, Mrs. Lovett, even I!

Because the lives of the wicked should be made brief

For the rest of us, death will be a relief

We all deserve to die!

And I'll never see Johanna

No, I'll never hug my girl to me-, finished!

Alright! You, sir, how about a shave?

Come and visit your good friend Sweeney

You, sir too, sir, welcome to the grave!

I will have vengeance

I will have salvation

Who, sir? You, sir?

No one's in the chair, come on, come on

Sweeney's waiting! I want you, bleeders!

You, sir, anybody!

Gentlemen, now don't be shy!

Not one man, no, nor ten men

Nor a hundred can assuage me

I will have you!

And I will get him back even as he gloats

In the meantime I'll practice on less honorable throats

And my Lucy lies in ashes

And I'll never see my girl again

But the work waits

I'm alive at last

And I'm full of joy!

That's all very well

But all that matters now is him

What are we going to do about him?

Later after it's dark, we'll find some secret place and bury him

Well, of course, we could do that

I don't suppose there's any relatives going to come poking about

Looking for him