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The Ballad of Sweeney Todd: "Attend the Tale of Sweeney Todd" - Stephen Sondheim

The Ballad of Sweeney Todd: "Attend the Tale of Sweeney Todd"

Stephen Sondheim

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Song Introduction

"Attend the Tale of Sweeney Todd" is a captivating song from the musical "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street," composed by Stephen Sondheim. This piece sets the dark and eerie tone of the story, introducing audiences to the vengeful barber Sweeney Todd and his sinister partnership with Mrs. Lovett. Known for its intricate melodies and dramatic narrative, the song highlights Sondheim's masterful storytelling and complex character development, making it a standout number in the acclaimed musical.

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Lyric

Attend the tale of Sweeney Todd

His skin was pale and his eye was odd

He shaved the faces of gentlemen

Who never thereafter were heard of again

He trod a path that few have trod

Did Sweeney Todd

The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

He kept a shop in London Town

Of fancy clients and good renown

And what if none of their souls were saved?

They went to their maker impeccably shaved

By Sweeney

By Sweeney Todd

The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Swing your razor wide, Sweeney!

Hold it to the skies!

Freely flows the blood of those who moralize!

His needs are few, his room is bare

He hardly uses his fancy chair

The more he bleeds, the more he lives

He never forgets and he never forgives!

Perhaps today you gave a nod

To Sweeney Todd

The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Sweeney wishes the world away

Sweeney's weeping for yesterday

Hugging the blade, waiting the years

Hearing the music that nobody hears

Sweeney waits in the parlor hall!

Sweeney leans on the office wall!

No one can help, nothing can hide you!

Isn't that Sweeney, there beside you?

Sweeney wishes the world away

Sweeney's weeping for yesterday

Is Sweeney!

There he is, it's Sweeney!

Sweeney! Sweeney!

Sweeney! Sweeney!

Sweeney!

There! There! There! There!

There! There! There!

There!

Attend the tale of Sweeney Todd!

(Attend the tale of Sweeney Todd!)

He served a dark and a hungry god!

(He served a dark and a hungry god!)

To seek revenge may lead to hell

But everyone does it, if seldom as well

As Sweeney

As Sweeney Todd

The Demon Barber of Fleet Street!

- It's already the end -