Mrs. Lovett: Seems a downright shame... Sweeney todd: "shame?" Mrs. lovett: Seems an awful waste Such a nice, plump frame What's his name has... Had... Has! Nor it can't be traced Business needs a lift Debts to be erased Think of it as thrift As a gift! If you get my drift... Seems an awful waste... I mean, with the price of meat What it is When you get it... If you get it... Sweeney todd: "ah!" Mrs. lovett: good, you got it! Take for instance, mrs. mooney and her pie shop! Business never better, using only pussycats and toast! Now a pussy's good for maybe six or seven at the most! And i'm sure they can't compare as far as taste! Sweeney todd: Mrs. lovett, what a charming notion Mrs. lovett: Well, it does seem a waste... Sweeney todd: Eminently practical And yet appropriate as always! Mrs. lovett, how i live did without you all these years I'll never know! How delectable! Also undetectable! How choice! How rare! Mrs. lovett: Think about it! Lots of other gentlemen'll Soon be comin' for a shave Won't they? Think of All them Pies! Sweeney todd: What's the sound of the world out there? Mrs. lovett: What, mr. todd? What, mr. todd? What is that sound? Sweeney todd: Those crunching noises pervading the air! Mrs. lovett: Yes, mr. todd! Yes, mr. todd! Yes, all around! Sweeney todd: It's man devouring man, my dear Ambos: And who are we to deny it in here? Mrs. lovett: It's priest Have a little priest Sweeney todd: Is it really good? Mrs. lovett: Sir, it's too good, at least! Then again, they don't commit sins of the flesh So it's pretty fresh Sweeney todd: Awful lot of fat? Mrs. lovett: Only where it sat Sweeney todd: Haven't you got poet or something like that? Mrs. lovett: No, you see, the trouble with poet is How do you know it's deceased? Try the priest! Mrs. Lovett: "Lawyer's rather nice" Sweeney todd: If it's for a price Mrs. lovett: Order something else, though, to follow Since no one should swallow it twice! Sweeney todd: Anything that's lean? Mrs. lovett: Well, then, if you're british and loyal You might enjoy royal marine! Anyway, it's clean Though of course, it tastes of wherever it's been! Sweeney todd: Is that squire On the fire? Mrs. lovett: Mercy no, sir, look closer You'll notice it's grocer! Sweeney todd: Looks thicker More like vicar! Mrs. lovett: No, it has to be grocer... It's green! Sweeney todd: The history of the world, my love... Mrs. lovett: Save a lot of graves Do a lot of relatives favors Sweeney todd: Is those below serving those up above! Mrs. lovett: Everybody shaves So there should be plenty of flavors! Sweeney todd: How gratifying for once to know Ambos: That those above will serve those down below! Sweeney todd: "What is that?" Mrs. lovett: It's fop Finest in the shop Or we have some shepherd's pie peppered With actual shepherd on top! And i've just begun... Here's the politician, so oily It's served with a doily Have one! Sweeney todd: Put it on a bun Well, you never know if it's going to run! Mrs. lovett: Try the friar Fried, it's drier! Sweeney todd: No, the clergy is really Too coarse and too mealy! Mrs. lovett: Then actor It's compacter! Sweeney todd: Yes and always arrives overdone I'll come again when you have judge on the menu! Sweeney Todd: Have charity towards the world, my pet! Mrs. lovett: Yes, yes, i know, my love! Sweeney todd: We'll take the customers that we can get! Mrs. lovett: High-born and low, my love Sweeney todd: We'll not discriminate great from small No, we'll serve anyone Meaning anyone Mrs. lovett: We'll serve anyone Ambos: And to anyone At all!