No Place Like London Lyrics

Antony:
I have sailed the world
beheld its wonders
from the dardinells,
to the mountains of Peru,
But there's no place like London!

Sweeney Todd:
No place like London...
You are young...
Life has been kind to you...
You will learn.

There's a whole in the world like a great black pit
and the vermin of the world inhabit it
and its morals aren't worth what a pin can spit
and it goes by the name of London.
At the top of the hole sit the previlaged few
Making mock of the vermin in the lonely zoo
turning beauty to filth and greed...
I too have sailed the world and seen its wonders,
for the cruelty of men is as wonderous as Peru
but there's no place like London!
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There was a barber and his wife
and she was beautiful...
a foolish barber and his wife.
She was his reason for his life...
and she was beautiful, and she was virtuous.
And he was nieve.
There was another man who saw
that she was beautiful...
A biased vulture of the law
who, with a gesture of his claw
removed the barber from his plate!
And there was nothing but to wait!
And she would fall!
So soft!
So young!
So lost and oh so beautiful!

Oh, that was many years ago...
I doubt if anyone would know.

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!
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garnica456 On Jan 06, 2008
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My friends say that when I sing the high parts in these songs, I sound like a mix between Mrs. Lovett's and Sweeney Todd

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I think its

"It's morals aren't worth what a pig could spit" and "Mock of the vermin in the lower zoo"

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Sorry, one more thing "She was his reason and his life" Not for

I love this song, it makes me feel angry and bitter and sad just like poor Sweeney felt.

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Antony: I have sailed the world, Beheld its wonders. From the Dardanelles, To the mountains of Peru, But there's no place like London!

Sweeney Todd: No place like London... You are young... Life has been kind to you... You will learn.

There's a hole in the world like a great black pit And the vermin of the world inhabit it And its morals aren't worth what a pig can spit And it goes by the name of London! At the top of the hole sit the previleged few, Making mock of the vermin in the lonely zoo, Turning beauty to filth and greed... I too have sailed the world and seen its wonders, For the cruelty of men is as wonderous as Peru But there's no place like London!

There was a barber and his wife And she was beautiful... A foolish barber and his wife. She was his reason and his life... And she was beautiful, and she was virtuous. And he was naive. There was another man who saw That she was beautiful... A biased vulture of the law Who, with a gesture of his claw Removed the barber from his plate! And there was nothing but to wait! And she would fall! So soft! So young! So lost and oh... so beautiful!

Oh, that was many years ago... I doubt if anyone would know.

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!

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It's:'A pious vulture of the law' Not: 'A biased vulture of the law'

 
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