[ Adolfo Pirelli - sung ]
I am Adolfo Pirelli,
Da king of ka 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?
[ Mr.Todd - spoken ]
I do.
I'm Mr.Sweeney Todd of the Fleet street.
I have opened a bottle of Pirelli's Elixir
I say to you it is nothing but an arrant 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 - spoken ]
You hear dis foolish man?
Now please you will see how he will regret his folly
[ Mr.Todd - spoken ]
Who's for a free shave?
Will beadle Bamford be the JUDGE?
[ Beadle Bamford - spoken ]
Glad, as always, to oblige my friends and neighbors.
The fastest, smoothest shave is the winner
[ Adolfo Pirelli - sung ]
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 da pardon?
You'll probably say-a it was only a cardinal Nope!
It was-a da Pope!
To shave-a da face
To cut-a da hair.
Require a grace
Require da flare
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 panash
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 grace!!!!!
[ Beadle Bamford - spoken ]
The winner --- is Todd!