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[NANCY (spoken)]
So, 'ow's it go then Dodger? It's all "bowin'" and "'ats off"...
[DODGER (spoken)]
And "Don't let your petticoats go dangling in the mud,
my darling."
[NANCY (spoken)]
Oh, "And I'll go last."
[DODGER (spoken)]
No, I'll go last.
[NANCY (spoken)]
If you insist.
[DODGER (sung)]
I'll do anything
For you dear anything
For you mean everything to me.
I know that
I'll go anywhere
For your smile, anywhere --
For your smile, ev'rywhere --
I'd see.
[NANCY]
Would you climb a hill?
[DODGER]
Anything!
[NANCY]
Wear a daffodil?
[DODGER]
Anything!
[NANCY]
Leave me all your will?
[DODGER]
Anything!
[NANCY]
Even fight my Bill?
[DODGER]
What? Fisticuffs?
I'd risk everything
For one kiss -- everything
Yes, I'd do anything...
[NANCY]
Anything?!
[DODGER]
Anything for you!!
[NANCY (spoken)]
'Ere now, Oliver, you just copy
Dodger and I'll help you out with the words, alright?
So it's "I'll do anything"
[OLIVER (sung)]
I'll do anything
[NANCY (spoken)]
For you dear
[OLIVER (sung)]
For you dear, anything
[NANCY (spoken)]
For you mean
[OLIVER (sung)]
For you mean everything to me
[NANCY (spoken)]
Ah, that's lovely.
[OLIVER]
I know that
I'd go anywhere
For your smile, anywhere --
For your smile, everywhere
I'd see
[BET]
Would you lace my shoe?
[OLIVER]
Anything!
[BET]
Paint your face bright blue?
[OLIVER]
Anything!
[BET]
Catch a kangaroo?
[OLIVER]
Anything!
[BET]
Go to Timbuktu?
[OLIVER]
And back again!
I'd risk ev'rything
For one kiss -- everything --
Yes, I'd do anything
[BET]
Anything?!
[OLIVER]
Anything for you!!
[DODGER (spoken)]
Dance, Nancy.
[NANCY (spoken)]
Oh, alright, Dodge. C'mon boys!
1-2-3...
[FAGIN]
Would you rob a shop?
[ALL]
Anything!
[FAGIN]
Would you risk the "drop"?
[ALL]
Anything!
[FAGIN]
Tho' your eyes go, 'pop'
[ALL]
Anything!
[FAGIN]
When you come down 'plop'
[ALL]
Hang ev'rything!
We'd risk life and limb
To keep you in the swim
Yes, we'd do anything...
[FAGIN]
Anything?!
[ALL]
Anything for you.
So, 'ow's it go then Dodger? It's all "bowin'" and "'ats off"...
[DODGER (spoken)]
And "Don't let your petticoats go dangling in the mud,
my darling."
[NANCY (spoken)]
Oh, "And I'll go last."
[DODGER (spoken)]
No, I'll go last.
[NANCY (spoken)]
If you insist.
[DODGER (sung)]
I'll do anything
For you dear anything
For you mean everything to me.
I know that
I'll go anywhere
For your smile, anywhere --
For your smile, ev'rywhere --
I'd see.
[NANCY]
Would you climb a hill?
[DODGER]
Anything!
[NANCY]
Wear a daffodil?
[DODGER]
Anything!
[NANCY]
Leave me all your will?
[DODGER]
Anything!
[NANCY]
Even fight my Bill?
[DODGER]
What? Fisticuffs?
I'd risk everything
For one kiss -- everything
Yes, I'd do anything...
[NANCY]
Anything?!
[DODGER]
Anything for you!!
[NANCY (spoken)]
'Ere now, Oliver, you just copy
Dodger and I'll help you out with the words, alright?
So it's "I'll do anything"
[OLIVER (sung)]
I'll do anything
[NANCY (spoken)]
For you dear
[OLIVER (sung)]
For you dear, anything
[NANCY (spoken)]
For you mean
[OLIVER (sung)]
For you mean everything to me
[NANCY (spoken)]
Ah, that's lovely.
[OLIVER]
I know that
I'd go anywhere
For your smile, anywhere --
For your smile, everywhere
I'd see
[BET]
Would you lace my shoe?
[OLIVER]
Anything!
[BET]
Paint your face bright blue?
[OLIVER]
Anything!
[BET]
Catch a kangaroo?
[OLIVER]
Anything!
[BET]
Go to Timbuktu?
[OLIVER]
And back again!
I'd risk ev'rything
For one kiss -- everything --
Yes, I'd do anything
[BET]
Anything?!
[OLIVER]
Anything for you!!
[DODGER (spoken)]
Dance, Nancy.
[NANCY (spoken)]
Oh, alright, Dodge. C'mon boys!
1-2-3...
[FAGIN]
Would you rob a shop?
[ALL]
Anything!
[FAGIN]
Would you risk the "drop"?
[ALL]
Anything!
[FAGIN]
Tho' your eyes go, 'pop'
[ALL]
Anything!
[FAGIN]
When you come down 'plop'
[ALL]
Hang ev'rything!
We'd risk life and limb
To keep you in the swim
Yes, we'd do anything...
[FAGIN]
Anything?!
[ALL]
Anything for you.
Lyrics submitted by fallacies
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Actually, they did get someone to sing for him..it's a girl though..lol. That's why it sounds weird.
@AudreyDeanna287 - Yep. Horrible decision. I did "Oliver!" and our lad hit all the notes, still sounded like a boy, and - most importantly for me - acted like one! And this was a community production. Sure, the kid went on to have a professional theatre career, but we hardly had their resources and we still could find an Oliver! that didn't come off like the most fey of Tiny Tims. (Super effeminate Tiny Tims really piss me off.)
I Love this song, but Oliver is the crapiest singer ever, they shoulda got someone else to sing for him but his acting is pretty good lol
This song is about Doing anything for someone you love
What's nifty about this tune is that while he's playing the "cute lad", you can tell Dodger's hoping for more than just a peck from Nancy - provided Bill Sykes isn't around. And that's the song's point: no matter who it is, if you can push the right buttons in the right kind of way, you can make someone do all manner of things for you; especially if a little "sugar" is in the mix. It's one of many clever songs that play cute upfront, but are really a lot darker than they sound. GREAT musical.
Spoiler Alert! This song seems very lighthearted on the surface, but it provides foreshadowing as well. Nancy singles out Oliver and sings the song to him. And later she tries to save him and loses her life because of it.