Sweeney Todd - No Place Like London (2007) Lyrics

Complimentary "No Place Like London (2007)" Ringtone

Performed by:

Anthony Hope (Jamie Campbell Bower)
Sweeney Todd (Johnny Depp) 

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Anthony Hope: 	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, there’s no place like London! 

Anthony Hope: 	“Mr. Todd…?”

Sweeney Todd: 	You are young 
		Life has been kind to you 
		You will learn

		[Instrumental]

		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 could spit 
		And it goes by the name of London 

		At the top of the hole sit a privileged few 
		Making mock of the vermin in the lower zoo 
		Turning beauty into filth and greed  - I too 

		Have sailed the world 
		And seen its wonders 
		For the cruelty of men 
		Is as wondrous as Peru 
		But there’s no place like London! 

		[Instrumental]

Anthony Hope: 	“Is everything alright, Mr. Todd?”

Sweeney Todd:	“I beg your indulgence, Anthony.  My mind is far from easy. 
		In these once-familiar streets, I feel shadows everywhere.” 

		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 pious vulture of the law 
		Who with a gesture of his claw 
		Removed the barber from his plate 
		Then there was nothing but to wait 
		And she would fall
		So soft 
		So young
		So lost and oh, so beautiful! 

Anthony Hope:	“And the lady, sir. Did she succumb?”

Sweeney Todd: 	Oh, that was many years ago… 
		I doubt if anyone would know

		“I’d like to thank you, Anthony.  If you hadn’t spotted me, I would be 
                            	lost on the ocean still.”

Anthony Hope: 	“Will I see you again?”

Sweeney Todd: 	“You might find me, if you like, around Fleet Street, I wouldn’t wonder.”

Anthony Hope: 	“Until then, my friend.”

Sweeney Todd: 	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

		[Instrumental To End]

Complimentary "No Place Like London (2007)" Ringtone

lyrics submitted by michellea6445 on 06-01-2008
lyrics corrected by Jess Keko ~ Moderator on 24-02-2008