Adolfo Pirelli: I am Adolfo Pirelli Da king of da barbers Da barber of kings E buon giorno, good day I blow you a kiss!
And I, da so famous Pirelli I wish-a to know-a Who has-a the nerve-a to say My elixir is piss! Who says this?!
Sweeney Todd: “I do. [...] I am Mr. Sweeney Todd of Fleet Street. I have opened a bottle of Pirelli’s elixer and I say to you that it is nothing but an errant fraud, concocted from piss and ink. Furthermore -'Signor'- I have serviced no kings, yet I wager that I can shave a cheek with ten times more dexterity than any street mountebank!”
Adolfo Pirelli: “You hear zis foolish man? Now, please, you will see how he will regret his folly!”
Sweeney Todd: “Who’s for a free shave?”
[The Crowd cheers: ME, ME, ME!] Sweeney Todd: “Will Beadle Bamford be the judge?”
Beadle Bamford: “Glad, as always to oblige my friends and neighbours. ...The fastest, smoothest shave, is the winner.”
[Music begins]
Adolfo Pirelli: Now signorini, signori We mix-a da lather But first-a you gather around Signorini, signori You looking a man Who had-a da glory To shave-a da Pope! Mr. Sweeney whoever-- I beg-a you pardon You’ll probably say it was only a cardinal-- Nope! It was-a da pope!
To shave-a da face To cut-a da hair Require da grace Require da flair For if-a you slip You nick da skin You clip-a da chin You rip-a da lip a bit beyond-a repair! To shave-a da face Or even a part Widout it-a smart Require da heart! Not just-a da flash It take-a panache It take-a da passion for da art
To shave-a da face To trim-a da beard To make-a da bristle Clean like a whistle Dis is from early infancy Da talent give to me By God!
It take-a da skill It take-a da brains It take-a da will To take-a da pains It take-a da pace It take-a da graaaace!
Beadle Bamford: “The winner -- is Todd!”
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