A Little Priest Lyrics - The Essential Stephen Sondheim - Stephen Sondheim

Seems a downright shame... 

Shame? 

Seems an awful waste... 

Such a nice plump frame 

Wots his name has 

Had...has... 

Nor he 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 and awful waste 

I mean... with the price of meat wot it is 

When you get it, if you get it 

Ah... 

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Good you got it 

Take for instance Ms. Mooney and her pie shop 

Business never better using only pussy cats 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 

Ms. Lovett, what a charming notion 

Eminently practical 

Well it does seem a waste! 

And yet appropriate as always 

Ms. Lovett, how I've lived without you all these years 

I'll never know! 

How delectable! 

Also undetectable! 

Think about it 

Lots of other gentlemen'll soon be coming in for a shave 

Won't they? 

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Think of 

All them 

Pies! 

How choice! 

How rare! 

For what's the sound of the world out there? 

What Mr. Todd, what Mr. Todd 

What is that sound? 

Those crunching noises pervading the air! 

Yes, Mr. Todd, Yes Mr. Todd 

Yes all around 

It's man devouring man, my dear! 

Then who are we to deny it in here? 

These are desperate times, Ms. Lovett 

And desperate measures are called for 

Here we are. Hot out of the oven 

What is that? 

Its priest 

Have a little priest 

Is it really good? 

Sir, it's too good, at least 

Then again they don't commit sins of the flesh 

So it's pretty fresh 

Awful lot of fat 

Only where it sat 

Haven't you got poet or something like that? 

No you see the trouble with poet 

Is how do you know it's deceased? 

Try the priest! 

Lawyer's rather nice 

If it's for a price 

Order something else, though, to follow 

Since no one should swallow it twice 

Anything that's lean? 

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! 

Is that squire on the fire? 

Mercy no, sir, look closer 

You'll notice its grocer! 

Looks thicker, more like vicar 

No, it has to be grocer 

It's green! 

The history of the world, my love 

Save a lot of graves 

Do a lot of relatives favors 

Is those below serving those up above! 

Everybody shaves so there should be plenty of flavors 

How gratifying for once to know 

That those above will serve those down below 

What is that? 

It's fop 

Finest in the shop 

Or we have some shepherds pie peppered 

With actual shepherd on top! 

And I've just begun 

Is the politician so oily it's served with a doily? 

Have one! 

Put it on a bun 

Well you never know if it's going to run! 

Try the friar! 

Fried, it's drier! 

No! 

The clergy is really too coarse and too mealy! 

Then actor! 

It's compacter! 

Ah, but always arrives overdone 

I'll come again when you have judge on the menu 

Have charity towards the world, my pet! 

Yes, yes, I know, my love 

We'll take the customers that we can get! 

High-born and low, my love! 

We'll not discriminate great from small 

No, we'll serve anyone 

We'll serve anyone! 

Meaning anyone! 

And to anyone 

At all!