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---Oliver!
Music: Lionel Bart Lyrics: Lionel Bart Book: Lionel Bart
Premiere: Thursday, June 30, 1960
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---Prologue
Food, Glorious Food Oliver!
Widow Corney's Parlour I Shall Scream
Boy For Sale
That's Your Funeral Where Is Love?
Oliver's Escape Consider Yourself
You've Got To Pick-A-Pocket Or Two Rum Tum Tum
It's A Fine Life I'd Do Anything Be Back Soon The Robbery Oom-Pah-Pah My Name! As Long As He Needs Me Where is Love (reprise) Who Will Buy
It's A Fine Life (reprise) Reviewing the Situation
Entrance into Act Two: Scene Four Oliver! (reprise)
As Long As He Needs Me (reprise) London Bridge
Reviewing The Situation (reprise) Finale
Prologue [Orchestra]
BOYS
Is it worth the waiting for? If we live 'til eighty four All we ever get is gru...el! Ev'ry day we say our prayer -- Will they change the bill of fare? Still we get the same old gru...el!
There is not a cust, not a crumb can we find, Can we beg, can we borrow, or cadge,
But there's nothing to stop us from getting a thrill When we all close our eyes and imag...ine
Food, glorious food! Hot sausage and mustard! While we're in the mood -- Cold jelly and custard! Pease pudding and saveloys! "What's next?" is the question. Rich gentlemen have it, boys -- In-di-gestion!
Food, glorious food! We're anxious to try it. Three banquets a day -- Our favourite diet!
Just picture a great big steak -- Fried, roasted or stewed.
Oh, food,
Wonderful food, Marvellous food, Glorious food.
Food, glorious food!
What is there more handsome? Gulped, swallowed or chewed -- Still worth a kin's ransom. What is it we dream about? What brings on a sigh?
Piled peaches and cream , about Six feet high!
Food, glorious food!
Eat right through the menu. Just loosen your belt
Two inches and then you Work up a new appetite. In this interlude -- Then food,
Once again, food Fabulous food, Glorious food.
Food, glorious food!
Don't care what it looks like -- Burned!
Underdone! Crude!
Don't care what the cook's like. Just thinking of growing fat -- Our senses go reeling
One moment of knowing that Full-up feeling!
Food, glorious food!
What wouldn't we give for That extra bit more --
That's all that we live for Why should we be fated to Do nothing but brood
On food, Magical food, Wonderful food, Marvellous food, Fabulous food, OLIVER Beautiful food, BOYS Glorious food. Oliver MR. BUMBLE
May the Lord make you truly thankful. BOYS
Amen! OLIVER
(spoken) Please, Sir, I want some more. MR. BUMBLE
(spoken) What?! OLIVER
(spoken) Please, Sir, I want some... more. MR. BUMBLE (spoken) More!? WIDOW CORNEY Catch him! MR. BUMBLE Snatch him! WIDOW CORNEY Hold him! MR. BUMBLE Scold him! WIDOW CORNEY Pounce him! Trounce him!
Pick him up and bounce him! MR. BUMBLE
Before we put the lad to task May I be so curious as to ask His name?
BOYS (whispering) O-li-ver.
WIDOW CORNEY AND MR. BUMBLE Oliver! Oliver!
MR. BUMBLE
Never beofre has a boy wanted more! MR. BUMBLE AND WIDOW CORNEY
Oliver! Oliver! WIDOW CORNEY
Won't ask for more when he knows what's in store. MR. BUMBLE
There's a dark, thin, winding stairway Without any bannister
Which we'll throw him down, and feed him on Cockrouches served in a canister
ALL
Oliver! Oliver! MR. BUMBLE
What will he do when he's turned black and blue? He will curse the day
Somebody named him ALL
O-li-ver! MR. BUMBLE
Oliver! Oliver!
Never before has a boy wanted more! Oliver! Oliver!
WIDOW CORNEY
Won't ask for more
When he knows what's in store. MR. BUMBLE
There's a sooty chimney
Long overdue for a sweeping out Which we'll push him up,
And one day next year with the rats he'll be creeping out. ALL
Oliver! Oliver! MR. BUMBLE
What will he do?
In this terrible stew?
He will rue the day somebody named him... ALL AND WIDOW CORNEY
O-li-ver! GOVERNORS Oliver! Oliver!
Never before has a boy asked for more Oliver!
Oliver! CHAIRMAN
Pray some decorum restore, I implore... Let us face this case, it's
Unprecedented, quite utterly. GOVERNORS
LARGE GOVERNOR
And encouraging others to swallow in gluttony. ALL
Oliver!...Oliver! Lock him in gaol
And then put him on sale, For the highest bid
Glad to be rid Of
O-li-ver! WIDOW CORNEY
(spoken) Lock him up! Collect his belongings then bring him back to me
when you've done. To bed, all of you!
Widow Corney's Parlour [Orchestra]
I Shall Scream
WIDOW CORNEY
(spoken) You're a cruel man. And a hardhearted man besides. MR. BUMBLE
(spoken) Hardhearted, Mrs. Corney? Hard? Are you hardhearted, Mrs. Corney?
WIDOW CORNEY
(spoken) Dear me! What a curious question coming from a single man.
What can you want to know
for, Mr. Bumble? Mr. Bumble, I shall scream! MR. BUMBLE
No you wouldn't, heigh ho. If I wanted something special, Then you couldn't say "no". Did I nearly catch you smiling? Yes I did. And it's beguiling.
If you hand is close, I'll press it. Yes, you like it -- come confess it! Yes, you do...
WIDOW CORNEY No, I don't. MR. BUBLE Yes, you do! WIDOW CORNEY
I shall scream! I shall scream!
'Til they hasten to my rescue, I shall scream. MR. BUMBLE
Since there's nobody that's near us Who cold see us. or could hear us? If you ask you can I kiss you
Say what will my pretty miss do? WIDOW CORNEY
I shall scream, scream, scream! MR. BUMBLE
If I pinch you one pinch -- From you shy protective shell Can I un-inch you one inch?
Will my blinthesome, buxum beauty Let her suitor do his duty?
Tho' his lap ain't very large, dear Sit upon it -- There's no charge, dear. Will you sit?
WIDOW CORNEY No, I shan't
MR. BUMBLE Will you sit? WIDOW BUMBLE
I shall scream! I shall scream!
For the safety of my virtue I shall sream Tho' your knee is rather cosy,
See my cheeks are getting rosy. You would have me in your power. If I sat here for an hour... MR. BUMBLE
I shall scream, scream, scream! WIDOW CORNEY
You're a naughty bad man.
If you think I can't be proper, Prim and haughty -- I can
And you'll pardon if I mention
You must state your true intention. MR. BUMBLE
Is there not another room here? WIDOW CORNEY
No!
MR. BUMBLE
If there would be a bride and groom here --- would there be? WIDOW CORNEY
Well there might. MR. BUMBLE
We shall see. WIDOW CORNEY
I shall scream! I shall scream!
At the thought of what you're thinking, I shall scream! MR. BUMBLE
You will wonder where the scream went When we come to an agreement
As my lovey-dovey is chubby Could she love a chubby hubby? WIDOW CORNEY
I shall scream, Mr. Bumble! I shall scream, Bumble-Wumble! I shall scream, scream, scream!
Boy for Sale
WIDOW CORNEY
(spoken) Get a good price for him, Mr. Bumble. MR. BUMBLE
One boy,
Boy for sale. He's going cheap. Only seven guineas. That -- or thereabouts. Small boy...
Rather pale...
Through lack of sleep. Feed him gruel dinners. Stop him getting stout.
If I should say he wasn't very greedy... I could not, I'd be telling you a tale. One boy,
Boy for sale. Come take a peep. Have you ever seen as Nice
A boy For sale.
That's Your Funeral
MR. BUMBLE
(spoken) Liberal terms, Mr. Sowerberry...Liberal terms? Three pounds!
SOWERBERRY
(spoken) Well, as a matter of fact, I was needing a boy.... MR. BUMBLE
He's a born undertaker's mute.
I can see him in his black silk suit.
Following behind the funeral procession...
With his features fixed in a suitable expression. There'll be horses with tall balck plumes
To escort us to the family tombs, With mourners
In all corners
Who've been taught to week in tune. Then the coffin lined with satin. That's your funeral.
MRS. SOWERBERRY
That's your funeral. SOWERBERRY
Large enough to wear your hat in. That's your funearl.
MRS. SOWERBERRY
That's your funeral. SOWERBERRY
We're just here to glamourize you for that Endless sleep.
MRS. SOWERBERRY AND SOWERBERRY
You might just as well look fetching When you're six feet deep.
MRS. SOWERBERRY
At the wake we'll drink a toddy To the body beautiful.
MR. SOWERBERRY
That's your funeral. MRS. SOWERBERRY
Not our funeral. BOTH
That's your funeral. SOWERBERRY
If you're fond of overeating That's your funeral.
MRS. SOWERBERRY
That's your funeral. SOWERBERRY
Starve yourself by undereating That's your funeral.
THE FUNERAL PROCESSION That's your funeral? MRS. SOWERBERRY
Visualize the earth descentind on you clod by clod. You can't come back when you're buried
MRS. SOWERBERRY AND SOWERBERRY We will not reduce our prices. Keep your vices usual.
SOWERBERRY
That's your funeral. MRS. SOWERBERY
Not our funeral. MRS. SOWERBERRY Not our funeral. ALL
That's your funeral. MR. BUMBLE
I don't think this song is funny. SOWERBERRY
That's your funeral. MR. BUMBLE
Here's the boy, now where's the money? SOWERBERRY
That's your funeral. MR. BUMBLE
That's your funeral. SOWERBERRY
We don't harbour thoughts macabre, There's no need to frown.
In the end we'll either burn you up or nail you down. We love coughs and wheezes
And diseases called incurable. That's your funeral.
No one else's funearl. SOWERBERRY That's your... MRS. SOWEBERRY That's your... BOTH Funeral! Where is Love? MRS. SOWEBERRY
(spoken) Right then, Oliver Twist, your bed's underneath the counter.
You don't mind sleeping among coffins I suppose?
It don't much matter whether you do or you don't cause you can't sleep nowhere else!
OLIVER
Where is love?
Does it fall from skies above? Is it underneat the willow tree That I've been dream of?
Where is she?
Who I close my eyes to see?
Will I ever know the sweet "hello" That's only meant for me?
Who can say where she may hide? Must I travel far and wide?
'Til I am bedside the someone who I can mean somethin to ...
Where...?
Who can say where...she may hide? Must I travel...far and wide?
'Til I am beside...the someone who I can mean...something to...
Where? Where is love? Oliver's Escape [Orchestra] Consider Yourself DODGER
(spoken) So, Oliver Twist, you're coming with me. OLIVER
(spoken) Are you sure Mr. Fagin won't mind? DODGER
(spoken) Mind?!
Consider yourself at home.
Consider yourlef one of the familhy. We've taken to you so strong.
It's clear we're going to get along. Consider yourself well in
Consider yourslef par to the furniture. There isn't a lot to spare.
Who cares?..What ever we've goin we share! If it should chance to be
WE should see Some harder days Empty larder days Why grouse?
Alsyas a-chance we'll meet Somebody
To foot the bill
Then the drinks are on the house! Consider yourself our mate.
We do't want to have no fuss,
Consider yourself One of us! Consider yourself... OLIVER At home? DODGER Consider yourself... OLIVER
One of the family CAPTAIN
We've taken to you OLIVER
So strong HAND WALKER
It's clear...we're... ALL
Going to get along DODGER Consider yourself... CHARLIE BATES Well in! DODGER Consider yourself... SNAKE
Part of the furniture OLIVER
There isn't a lot to spare ALL
Who cares?
Whatever we got we share DODGER
Nobody tries to be lah-di-dah or uppity-- There a cup-o'-tea for all.
ALL
Only it's wise to be handy wiv a rolling pin Whne the landlord omes to call!
DODGER
Consider yourself Our mate.
We don't want to have no fuss ALL
For after some consideration we can sate OLIVER Considter yourself DODGER Yes! ALL One of us! COMPANY
Consider yourself at home... We've taken to you so strong.
Consider yourself well in... There isn't a lot to spare If it should chance to be We should see
Some harder days Empty larder days -- Why grouse?
Always a chane we'll meet Somebody
To food the bill --
Then the drinks are on the house! Consider yourself our mate.
We don't want to have no fuss
For after some consideration, we can state... Consider yourself... One of us! DODGER Consider yourself ALL At home. DODGER
We've taken to you ALL So strong DODGER Consider yourself ALL Well in.
There isn't a lot to spare.
Nobody tries to be lah-di-dah or uppity. There's a cup-o'-tea for all
Wen the landlord comes to call Consider yourself our mate We don't want to have no fuss
For after some consideration we can state Consider yourself
One of us...
For after some consideration we can state Consider yourself...
One of us!
If it should chance to be
We should see some harder days, Empyt larder days,
Why grouse?
Always a chance we'll meet Somebody to foot the bill.
Then the drinks are on the house. Consider yourself at home.
Consider yourself one of the family. We've taken to you so strong.
It's clear we're going to get along. Consider yourself well in.
Consider yourself part of the furniture. There isn't a lot to spare.
Who cares?
Whatever we've got we share. If it should chance to be
We should see some harder days, Empty larder days,
Why grouse?
Always a chance we'll meet Somebody to foot the bill.
Then the drinks are on the house. Consider yourself our mate.
We don't want to have no fuss
For after some considertaion we can state Consider yourself...
One of us!!
FAGIN
(spoken) You see, Oliver...
(sung) In this life, one thing counts In the bank, large amounts
I'm afraid these don't grow on trees, You've got to pick-a-pocket or two
You've got to pick-a-pocket or two, boys, You've got to pick-a-pocket or two.
BOYS
Large amounts don't grow on trees. You've got to pick-a-pocket or two. FAGIN
(spoken) Let's show Oliver how it's done, shall we, my dears? (sung) Why should we break our backs
Stupidly paying tax?
Better get some untaxed income Better to pick-a-pocket or two.
You've got to pick-a-pocket or two, boys You've got to pick-a-pocket or two.
BOYS
Why should we all break our backs? Better pick-a-pocket or two.
FAGIN
(spoken) Who says crime doesn't pay? (sung) Robin Hood, what a crook! Gave away, what he took.
Charity's fine, subscribe to mine. Get out and pick-a-pocket or two
You've got to pick-a-pocket or two, boys You've got to pick-a-pocket or two.
BOYS
Robin Hood was far too good He had to pick-a-pocket or two. FAGIN
Take a tip from Bill Sikes He can whip what he likes. I recall, he started small
He had to pick-a-pocket or two.
You've got to pick-a-pocket or two, boys You've got to pick-a-pocket or two.
BOYS
We can be like old Bill Sikes If we pick-a-pocket or two. FAGIN
(spoken) Stop thief! Dear old gent passing by Something nice takes his eye
Everything's clear, attack the rear Get in and pick-a-pocket or two.
You've got to pick-a-pocket or two, boys You've got to pick-a-pocket or two.
BOYS
Have no fear, attack the rear Get in and pick-a-pocket or two. FAGIN
When I see someone rich, Both my thumbs start to itch Only to find some peace of mind We have to pick-a-pocket or two.
You've got to pick-a-pocket or two, boys You've got to pick-a-pocket or two.
BOYS
Just to find some peace of mind FAGIN AND BOYS
We have to pick-a-pocket or two!
Rum Tum Tum FAGIN
(spoken) Just do everything you see Dodger and Charlie do. Make 'em your models, my dear -- especially Dodger --
He's going to be right little... Bill Sikes! Tell me my dear, you see my hankerchief? See if you can take it from me
without
my noticing -- like you saw the others do. Rum-tum-tum, Rum-tum-tum Pom-pom-pom Pom-pom-pom Skiddle-eye-tye Tee-rye-tye-tye Tee-ruppa-tuppa-ruppa-tum-tum
You've got to pick a pocket or two! You've got to pick a pocket or two!
It's a Fine Life
NANCY
(spoken) Plummy and slam! FAGIN
(spoken) Nancy! Wake up boys! The ladies is 'ere. DODGER
NANCY
(spoken) 'Ere, we'll have less of that if you don't mind! 'Ere, so where's the gin, then, Fagin?
FAGIN
(spoken) All in moderation, my dear, all in moderation.
Too much gin can be a dangerous thing for a pure, young girl. NANCY
(spoken) Ooh, and what's wrong with a bit of danger then, eh, Mr. Fagin?
After all it's about the only excitement we get. And who would deny us
that small pleasure?
(sung) Small pleasures, small pleasures Who would deny us these?
Gin toddies -- large measuress -- No skimpin' if you please!
I rough it, I love it Life is a game of chance. I never tire of it -- Leading this merry dance.
If you don't mind having to go without things It's a fine life.
ALL
It's a fine life. NANCY
Tho' it ain't all jolly old pleasure outings... It's a fine life
ALL
It's a fine life. NANCY
When you got someone to love You forget your cares and strife Let the prudes look down on us
Let the wide world frown on us It's a fine,
ALL
Fine life! NANCY
(spoken) Ain't that right, Bet? Go on, you tell 'em girl. BET
Who cares if straightlaces Sneer at us in the street? Fine airs and fine graces NANCY
Don't have to sin to eat. BOTH
We wander through London NANCY
Who knows what we many find? BOTH
There's pockets left undone On many a behind.
NANCY
If you don't mind taking it as it turns out, It's a fine life!
ALL
It's a fine life! NANCY
Keep the candle burning until it burns out It's a fine life.
ALL
It's a fine life. NANCY
Though you sometimes do come by The occasional black eye
You can always cover one 'Til he blacks the other one But you don't dare cry.
BET
No flounces, no feathers No frills and furbelows All winds and all weathers Ain't good for fancy clo'es NANCY
(spoken) That's true. (sung) These trappings, BET
These ta'ers BOTH
These we can just afford. NANCY
What future? BET
What ma'ers? BOTH
We've got our bed and board. NANCY
If you don't mind having to deal with Fagin It's a fine life!
ALL
It's a fine life! NANCY
Though diseased rats threaten to bring the plague in It's a fine life!
ALL
It's a fine life! NANCY
But the grass is green and dense On the right side of the 'fence'. BOTH
And we take good care of it That we get our share of it And we don't mean pence.
No! If you don't mind having to like or lump it... It's a fine life
ALL
It's a fine life! NANCY
Tho' there's no tea-supping and eating crumpet It's a fine life!
ALL
It's a fine life! NANCY
Happy husband, happy wife
Tho' it sometimes touches me... ...For the likes of such as me... Mine's a fine...
ALL
Fine... life! I'd do Anything
NANCY (formally)
(spoken) So, 'ow's it go then Dodger? It's all "bowin'" and "'ats off"...
DODGER (formally)
(spoken) And "Don't let your petticoats go dangling in the mud, my darling."
NANCY (formally)
(spoken) Oh, "And I'll go last." DODGER (formally)
(spoken) No, I'll go last. NANCY (formally)
(spoken) If you insist. DODGER (normal)
(sung) I'll do anything For you dear anything
For you mean everything to me. I know that
I'll go anywhere
For your smile, anywhere -- For your smile, ev'rywhere -- I'd see.
Would you climb a hill? DODGER Anything! NANCY Wear a daffodil? DODGER Anything! NANCY
Leave me all your will? DODGER
Anything! NANCY
Even fight my Bill? DODGER
What? Fisticuffs? I'd risk everything
For one kiss -- everything Yes, I'd do anything... NANCY
Anything?! DODGER
Anything for you!! NANCY
(spoken) 'Ere now, Oliver, you just copy Dodger
"I'll do anything" OLIVER
(sung) I'll do anything NANCY
(spoken) For you dear OLIVER
(sung) For you dear, anything NANCY
(spoken) For you mean OLIVER
(sung) For you mean everything to me NANCY
(spoken) Ah, that's lovely. OLIVER
I know that I'd go anywhere
For your smile, anywhere -- For your smile, everywhere I'd see
BET
Would you lace my shoe? OLIVER
Anything! BET
Paint your face bright blue? OLIVER
Anything! BET Catch a kangaroo? OLIVER Anything! BET Go to Timbuktu? OLIVER
And back again! I'd risk ev'rything
For one kiss -- everything -- Yes, I'd do anything
BET
Anything?! OLIVER
Anything for you!! DODGER
(spoken) Dance, Nancy. NANCY
(spoken) Oh, alright, Dodge. C'mon boys! 1-2-3...
FAGIN
Would you rob a shop? ALL
Anything! FAGIN
Would you risk the "drop"? ALL
Anything! FAGIN
Tho' your eyes go, 'pop' ALL
Anything! FAGIN
When you come down 'plop' ALL
Hang ev'rything!
We'd risk life and limb To keep you in the swim Yes, we'd do anything... FAGIN
Anything?! ALL
Anything for you. Be Back Soon DODGER Line up! BOYS Line up! DODGER
Single file! BOYS Single file! Slope arms Left...left Right...right...Ol! Ol! FAGIN
You can go,
But be back soon You can go,
But while you're working. This place,
I'm pacing round... Until you're home, ...Safe and sound Fare thee well, But be back soon Who can tell
Where danger's lurking? Do not forget this tune Be back soon.
BOYS
How could we forget How could we let
Our dear old Fagin worry? We love him so.
We'll come back home In, oh, such a great big Hurry
DODGER
It's him that pays the piper. BOYS
It's us that pipes his tune So long, fare thee well Pip! Pip! Cheerio!
FAGIN
You can go
But be back soon You can go,
But bring back plenty Of pocket hankerchiefs
And you should be clever thieves. Whip it quick,
and be back soon
There's a sixpence here for twenty Ain't that a lovely tune?
Be back soon. DODGER
Our pockets'll hold A watch of gold
That chimes upon the hour BOYS
A wallet fat An old man's hat DODGER
The crown jewels from the tower We know
The Bow Street Runners, ALL
But they don't know this tune. So long, fare thee well.
Pip! Pip! Cheerio! We'll be back soon. FAGIN
Cheerio, but be back soon. I dunno, somehow I'll miss you I love you, that why I
Say, "Cheerio"... Not goodbye.
Don't be gone long Be back soon.
Give me one long, Last look...
Bless you.
Remember our old tune... Be back soon!
BOYS
We must disappear, We'll be back here, Today...
...Perhaps tomorrow. We'll miss you too FAGIN
It's sad but true
That parting is such sweet sorrow. ALL
And when we're in the distance You'll hear this
Whipered tune...
So long, fare thee well Pip! Pip! Cheerio!
We'll be back soon
And when we're in the distance You'll hear this
Whipered tune...
So long, fare thee well Pip! Pip! Cheerio!
We'll be back soon FAGIN
Cheerio, but be back soon. I dunno, somehow I'll miss you I love you, that why I
Say, "Cheerio"... Not goodbye.
Don't be gone long Be back soon.
Last look... Bless you.
Remember our old tune... Be back soon!
BOYS
We must disappear, We'll be back here, Today...
...Perhaps tomorrow. We'll miss you too It's sad but true
That parting is such sweet sorrow. And when we're in the distance You'll hear this
Whipered tune...
So long, fare thee well Pip! Pip! Cheerio!
We'll be back soon
And when we're in the distance You'll hear this
Whipered tune...
So long, fare thee well Pip! Pip! Cheerio!
We'll be back soon
And when we're in the distance You'll hear this
Whipered tune...
So long, fare thee well Pip! Pip! Cheerio!
We'll be back soon OLIVER
So long, fare thee well Pip! Pip! Cheerio!
We'll be back soon BOYS
So long, fare thee well Pip! Pip! Cheerio!
The Robbery [Orchestra]
MR. BROWNLOW
(spoken) Stop that boy! My pocket's been picked! Stop, thief! That's the boy!
Oom-pah-pah
CHAIRMAN
(spoken) Ladies and gentlemen, brethren and sinners all! I call upon our Goddess of the Virtues to
give us her well
known rendition of the old school song -- Oom-Pah-Pah! NANCY
(spoken) All right, shut up, you lot! A bit of culture now! 'Ere we go...
(sung) There's a little ditty They're singing in the city Espeshly when they've been On the gin
Or the beer
If you've got the patience, Your own imaginations
Will tell you just exactly what you want to hear... ALL
Oom-pah-pah! Oom-pah-pah! That's how it goes,
Oom-pah-pah! Oom-pah-pah! Ev'ryone knows.
NANCY
They all suppose what they want to suppose When they hear...oom-pah-pah!!
Mister Percy Snodgrass
Would often have the odd glass --
But never when he thought anybody could see. Secretly he'd buy it,
And drink it on the quiet, And dream he was an Earl Wiv a girl on each knee! CUSTOMERS AND NANCY
Oom-pah-pah! Oom-pah-pah! That's how it goes.
Oom-pah-pah! Oom-pah-pah! Ev'ryone knows...
NANCY
What is the cause of his red shiny nose? Could it be...oom-pah-pah!?
Pretty little Sally
Goes walking down the alley,
Displays her pretty ankles to all of the men. They could see her garters,
But not for free-and-gratis--
An inch or two, and then she knows When to say when!
ALL
Oom-pah-pah! Oom-pah-pah! That's how it goes.
Oom-pah-pah! Oom-pah-pah! Ev'ryone knows...
NANCY
Whether it's hidden, or whether it shows -- It's the same...oom-pah-pah!
She was from the country,
But now she's up a gum-tree --
She let a feller feed 'er, then lead 'er along What's the good o' cryin'?
She's made a bed to lie in
She's glad to bring the coin in, And join in this song!
ALL
Oom-pah-pah! Oom-pah-pah! That's how it goes!
Oom-pah-pah!Oom-pah-pah! Ev'ryone knows.
NANCY
She is no longer the same blushing rose Ever since ... oom-pah-pah!
(spoken) Altogether now! NANCY
(sung) There's a little ditty They're singing in the city Espeshly when they've been On the gin
Or the beer
If you've got the patience, Your own imaginations
Will tell you just exactly what you want to hear... COMPANY
Oom-pah-pah! Oom-pah-pah! That's how it goes,
Oom-pah-pah! Oom-pah-pah! Ev'ryone knows.
They all suppose what they want to suppose When they hear...oom-pah-pah!!
ALL
Oom-pah-pah! Oom-pah-pah! That's how it goes,
Oom-pah-pah! Oom-pah-pah! Ev'ryone knows.
NANCY
They all suppose what they want to suppose When they hear...oom-pah-pah!!
Oom-pah-pah!
My Name
SIKES
Strong men tremble when they hear it! They've got cause enough to fear it! It's much blacker than they smear it! Nobody mentions...
My name!
Rich men hold their five-pound notes out -- Saves me emptying their couats out.
They know I could tear their throats out Just to live up to...
My name! Wiv me
Jemmy in me hand,
Lemme see the man who dares Stop me.
Taking what I may
He can start to say his prayers! Biceps like an iron girder,
Fit for doing of a murder, If I just so much as heard a Bloke even whisper...
(spoken) My name! Bill Sikes...
(sung) Some Toff, slumming wiv his valet, Bumped into me in the alley
Now is eyes'll never tally He'd never heard of ... My name!
One bloke
Used to boast the claim
He could take my name in vain... Poor bloke...
Never was 'e seen again!
Once bad -- What's the good of turning? In hell, I'll be there-a-burning
Meanwhile, thing of what I'm earning All on account of...
My name!
What is it? What is it? What is it? NANCY
(spoken) Bill Sikes.
As Long As He Needs Me
NANCY
As long as he needs me... Oh, yes, he does need me... In spite of what you see... ...I'm sure that he needs me. Who else would love him still When they've been used so ill? He knows I always will...
As long as he needs me.
I miss him so much when he is gone, But when he's near me
I don't let on...
...The way I feel inside. The love, I have to hide... The hell! I've gone my pride As long as he needs me.
He doesn't say the things he should. He acts the way he thinks he should. But all the same,
I'll play This game His way.
I know where I must be.
I'll cling on steadfastly... As long as he needs me.
As long as life is long... I'll love him right or wrong, And somehow, I'll be strong... As long as he needs me.
If you are lonely Then you will know... When someone needs you, You love them so.
I won't betray his trust... Though people say I must. I've got to stay true, just As long as he needs me.
Where is Love (reprise)
MRS. BEDWIN Where is love?
Does it fall from skies above? Is is underneath the willow tree That you've been dreaming of? Where is she...
Who Will Buy
ROSE SELLER
Who will buy my sweet red roses? Two blooms for a penny.
Who will buy my sweet red roses? Two blooms for a penny.
MILKMAID
Will you buy any milk today, mistress? Any milk today, mistress?
ROSE SELLER
Who will buy my sweet red roses? MILKMAID
Any milk today, mistress? ROSE SELLER
Two blooms for a penny. STRAWBERRY SELLER
Ripe strawberries, ripe! Ripe strawberries, ripe! STRAWBERRY SELLER
Ripe strawberries, ripe! MILKMAID
Any milk today, mistress?
ROSE SELLER
Who will buy my sweet red roses?
KNIFE GRINDER Knives, knives to grind!
Any knives to grind? Knives, knives to grind!
Any knives to grind? Who will buy?
STRAWBERRY SELLER Who will buy? MILKMAID
ROSE SELLER Who will buy? OLIVER
Who will buy
This wonderful morning? Such a sky
You never did see! ROSE SELLER
Who will buy my sweet red roses? OLIVER
Who will tie
It up with a ribbon
And put it in a box for me? STRAWBERRY SELLER
Ripe strawberries, ripe! OLIVER
So I could see it at my leisure Whenever things go wrong
And I would keep it as a treasure To last my whole life long.
MILKMAID
Any milk today? OLIVER
Who will buy
This wonderful feeling? I'm so high
I swear I could fly. KNIFE GRINDER
STRAWBERRY SELLER
Ripe strawberries, ripe! OLIVER
Me, oh my!
I don't want to lose it So what am I to do
To keep the sky so blue?
There must be someone who will buy... LONG SONG SELLER
Who will buy? KNIFE GRINDER Who will buy? MILKMAID
Who will buy? ROSE SELLER Who will buy?
COMPANY AND OLIVER Who will buy
This wonderful morning? Such a sky
You never did see! Who will tie
It up with a ribbon
And put it in a box for me?
There'll never be a day so sunny, It could not happen twice.
Where is the man with all the money? It's cheap at half the price!
Who will buy Who will buy
I'm so high
I swear I could fly. Me, oh my!
I don't want to lose it So what am I to do
To keep the sky so blue? OLIVER
There must be someone who will buy... MILKMAID Must be someone STRAWBERRY SELLER Must be someone KNIFE GRINDER Must be someone ALL
Who will ... buy?
It's a Fine Life (reprise)
SIKES
(spoken) Tell 'em all about us would you? NANCY
(spoken) No, I won't stand by and see it done, Bill! FAGIN
(spoken) Why Nancy, you're wonderful tonight. Such talent! What an actress, eh, Bill?
(spoken) Am I? Well, take care I don't over do it! 'Cos if I do, I'm goin' to put my mark on some of you, and I don't care if I hang for it!
SIKES
(spoken) You? Do you know who you are, and what you are? NANCY
(spoken) Oh, yeah, yeah, I know all about that. You don't have to tell me!
SIKES
(spoken) A fine one you are for the boy to make a friend of! NANCY
(spoken) Lord help me, I am, and I wish I'd of been struck down
dead before I lent a hand in brining him back here.
'Cause after tonight, 'e's a liar and a thief and all that's bad.
Ain't that enough for you, without beating him to death? FAGIN
(spoken)Come, come Nancy, civil words. Civil words, eh, Bill? NANCY
(spoken) Civil words! You deserve them from me, don't you! 'Cause I was out on the streets for you when I was a child half his age, and I've been in the same trade, and the same service for fifteen years and don't you forget it!
SIKES
(spoken) What if you have? It's your living, ain't it? NANCY
(sung) Some living! Some living! SIKES
What you deserve you get! NANCY
No getting! All giving! FAGIN
Must we have murders yet? SIKES
There'll be murders! There'll be terror ...Such as you've never seen!
NANCY
Lord help me. FAGIN
No violence... SIKES
Watch it, Nancy! Make no error! FAGIN
Please no violence...Please no scenes SIKES
There ain't no in-between. NANCY
Lord help me. FAGIN
No violence... SIKES
NANCY
If you don't mind making a mate of satan It's a fine life!
SIKES
Fine life! FAGIN
My life!...Satan!? SIKES
No, we don't mind keeping the angels waiting. It's a fine life.
DODGER Fine life! NANCY
Fine life! FAGIN
Come... ...Beter do as you're told. SIKES
Watch out! FAGIN
Bill has got a heart of gold! SIKES
Get out... FAGIN
SIKES
On the job! FAGIN
Better make the best of it... SIKES
Shut your gob! FAGIN It's a fine... SIKES Fine... DODGER Fine... NANCY Fine... ALL ...Life!!
Entrance into Act Two: Scene Four [Orchestra]
Reviewing the Situation
FAGIN
A man's got a heart, hasn't he? Joking apart -- hasn't he?
And tho' I'd be the first one to say that I wasn't a saint... I'm finding it hard to be really as black as they paint...
I'm reviewing the situation
Can a fellow be a villain all his life? All the trials and tribulations!
Better settle down and get myself a wife. And a wife would cook and sew for me, And come for me, and go for me,
The fingers, she will wag at me. The money whe will take me.
A misery, she'll make from me...
...I think I'd better thing it out again! A wife you can keep, anyway
I'd rather sleep, anyway.
Left without anyone in the world, And I'm starting from now
So "how to win friends and to influence people" --So how?
I'm reviewing the situation,
I must quickly look up ev'ryone I know. Titled people -- with a station --
Who can help me make a real impressive show! I will own a suite at Claridges,
And run a fleet of carriages, And wave at all the duchesses With friendliness, as much as is Befitting of my new estate...
"Good morrow to you, magistrate!" Oh gawd! ...I think I'd better think it out again. So where shall I go -- somebody?
Who do I know? Nobody! All my dearest companions
Have always been villains and thieves... So at my time of life
I should start turning over new leaves...? I'm reviewing the situation.
If you want to eat -- you've got to earn a bob! Is it such a humiliation
For a robber to perform an honest job? So a job I'm getting, possibly,
I wonder if he'll take to me...? What bonuses he'l make to me...? I'll start at eight and finish late, At normal rate, and all..but wait!
...I think I'd better think it out again. What happens when I'm seventy?
Must come a time...seventy. When you're old, and it's cold
And who cares if you live or you die, Your one consolation's the money
You may have put by...
I'm reviewing the situation.
I'm a bad 'un and a bad 'un I shall stay! You'll be seeing no transformation,
But it's wrong to be a rogue in ev'ry way. I don't want nobody hurt for me,
Or made to do the dirt for me. This rotten life is not for me. It's getting far too hot for me. Don't want no one to rob for me. But who will find a job for me, There is no in between for me
But who will change the scene for me? ...I think I'd better think it out again! Hey!
Oliver (reprise)
WIDOW CORNEY
(spoken) We must retireve that boy, Mr. Bumble. MR. BUMBLE
(spoken) We must indeed ma'am. We must indeed. BOTH
(sung) Oliver! Oliver! WIDOW CORNEY
That was the mite
With the large appetite BOTH
(sung) Oliver! Oliver! MR. BUMBLE
Apparently he's from a rich family! WIDOW CORNEY
And to think we Nearly
Stupidly went and lost track of him... MR. BUMBLE
If the truth were Know we
Both were delighted at seeing the back of him. BOTH
(sung) Oliver! Oliver! MR. BUMBLE
What'll we do...? WIDOW CORNEY
We must give him his due... BOTH
...And we'll praise the day Somebody gave us
MR. BUMBLE
WIDOW CORNEY Coming to save us BOTH Cash rewards MR. BUMBLE Plus a promotion WIDOW CORNEY
Who'd have thought? MR. BUMBLE
Hadn't a notion BOTH
Praise the lord, somebody brought us O-li-ver! As Long As He Needs Me (reprise)[top]
MR. BROWNLOW
(spoken) Who is this man? Perhaps we can... NANCY
(spoken) No! We can't! Whatever else I do, I won't turn on him!
MR. BROWNLOW
(spoken) But, a man who might kill you? NANCY
(spoken) Yeah, but he's mine, and I'm his. I've got to go back.
I want to go back. (sung) He doesn't act as tho' he
cares.
But deep inside I know he cares. And that is why I'm tied
Right by his side.
As long as he needs me... I know where I must be But, will he never see
That someone else needs me? As long as life is long...
I'll love him...right or wrong... But, something just as strong Says someone else needs me... A child
With no one to take his part. I'll take his part, Bill... ..But cross my heart!
I won't betray your trust Tho' people say I must.
My heart will stay true..just.. ..As long as he needs me.
London Bridge NANCY
(spoken) Bill! Let him go, Bill! For pity's sake, let him go! Why do you look at me like that, Bill?
SIKES
(spoken) Give me away would yer? NANCY
(spoken) No, Bill, no not you, never you. SIKES
(spoken) Get away from me, woman! NANCY
(spoken) No, I won't let go Bill. I've been true to you, upon my soul, I have.
SIKES
(spoken) Get away from me! NANCY
(spoken) Oh God! Help me! SIKES
(spoken) Stop staring at me, woman! Close your damn eyes! Damn you! Your eyes!
(Nancy is killed.) SIKES
(spoken) Fagin! Quick Fagin! FAGIN
(spoken) Bill? SIKES
(spoken) The game's up Fagin! FAGIN
(spoken) What have you done? Oh my God Bill, no!
No, you haven't! No, Bill!
Out boys, out!! DODGER
(spoken) What do we do? FAGIN
(Later...) CROWD
(spoken) Sikes, Sikes, Sikes.. MAN
(spoken) He's on the roof! SIKES
(spoken) Stay back or I'll kill the boy! Give me the rope, boy. The rope!
The eyes! The eyes! MR. BROWNLOW
(spoken) Come, Oliver! We'll take you home now. Reviewing the situation (reprise)
FAGIN
Can somebody change? It's possible.
Maybe it's strange... But it's possible.
All my dearest companions and treasures -- I've left 'em behind...
I'll turn a leaf over, and who can tell what I may find? Finale
COMPANY
Food, glorious food! Hot sausage and mustard! While we're in the mood Cold jelly and custard! Pease pudding and saveloys "What next?" is the question
Rich gentlemen have it boys Indigestion!
Consider yourself at home
Consider yourself one of the family We've taken to you so strong.
It's clear we're going to get along. Consider yourself well in
Consider yourself part of the furniture There isn't a lot to spare
Who cares what ever we've got we share
If it should chance to be we should see some harder days Empty larder days.
Why grouse?
Always a chance we1ll meet somebody to foot the bill Then the drinks are on the house.
Consider yourself our mate We don't want to have no fuss.
For after some consideration we can state Consider yourself one of us!
I'd do anything
For you, dear, anything
For you mean ev'rything to me. I know that I'd go anywhere For your smile, anywhere
For your smile ev'rywhere I'd see. Let the clouds of grey come along Never mind if they come along Surely they won't stay very long If you'll only say
You're mine alone. I'd risk ev'rything
For this bliss ev'rything
Yes I'd do anything, anything for you! CURTAIN
