Stephen Sondheim - Wigmaker Sequence / the Ballad of Sweeney Todd: Sweeney'd Waited Too Long Before... / the Letter lyrics

SWEENEY (spoken): Anthony! ANTHONY (spoken): Mr. Todd! I found Johanna! That monster of a judge has her locked away in a madhouse! SWEENEY: Where? ANTHONY: Where no one can reach her! At Fogg's Asylum! Oh, Mr. Todd! She is in there with these screeching, gibbering maniacs! SWEENEY: A madhouse! A madhouse? Johanna is as good as rescued! Where do you suppose all the wigmakers in London go to obtain their human hair? Bedlam! They get their hair from the lunatics at Bedlam! For the right amount, they'll sell you any hair off any madman's head. We'll write a note to this Mr. Fogg at the highest price for the exact shade of Johanna's! Which I trust you know? ANTHONY: Yellow? SWEENEY: No! That's not exact enough! I must make you into a credible wigmaker! And quickly, too! SWEENEY (sung): There's tawny, and there's golden sapphron There's flaxon, and there's blonde! Repeat that! ANTHONY (sung): Yes, Mr. Todd! There's tawny, and there's golden sapphron There's flaxon, and there's blonde! SWEENEY: Good! There's coarse, theres straight, there's fine and curly There's grey, there's white as ashes... CHORUS: Sweeney waited too long before But never again, he swore Fortune arrived, Sweeney had sang, Sweeney was ready and Sweeney sprang Sweeney's problems went up in smoke All within a single stroke Sweeney was sharp, Sweeney was burning Sweeney began the end inferno Sweeney! Sweeney! Sweeney! Sweeney! ANTHONY: There's finer texture, ash looks fair! Which makes it rare, but flaxon's rare... SWEENEY: No, no! The flaxon's cheaper! ANTHONY: Flaxon's cheaper, not rarer! SWEENEY (spoken): Now off with you, Anthony! And remember, when you have rescued Johanna, bring here here! And I will guard her while you hire the chase to Plymouth. ANTHONY (spoken): I will be with you before the evening's out, Mr. Todd! Thank you, Friend! MALE SOLOIST 1: Most honorable Judge Turpin MALE SOLOIST 2: Most honorable 2 FEMALE SOLOISTS: Honorable MALE SOLOIST 1: I venture thus to write you this MALE SOLOIST 1 AND 3: Urgent MALE SOLOIST 3: Note to warn you MALE SOLOIST 1 AND 3: That the hot blooded MALE SOLIST 2 AND FEMALE SOLOISTS: Young MALE SOLIST 1 AND 3: Sailor FEMALE SOLISTS: Has abducted your ward Johanna MALE SOLIST 1 AND 3: Johanna MALE SOLIST 2: Johanna FEMALE SOLOISTS: From the institution where you MALE SOLOISTS: So wisely FEMALE SOLOISTS: Confined her MALE SOLOIST 1: But Hoping to earn your favor MALE SOLOIST 1 AND 2: I have persuaded the boy lodge her here tonight MALE SOLOISTS: At my tonsorial parlor All FIVE: In Fleet Street If you want her again in your arms Hurry After the night falls MALE SOLOIST 2: She will be waiting ALL FIVE: Waiting MALE SOLOIST 1 AND 3: Your obedient humble servant MALE SOLOIST 1: Sweeney Todd