Ladies in Their Sensitivities - Stephen Sondheim

Strange, though— when I offered myself to her, she showed a certain reluctance

Excuse me, my lord

May I request, my lord

Permission, my lord, to speak?

Forgive me, if I suggest, my lord

You’re looking less than your best, my lord

There’s powder upon your vest, my lord

And stubble upon your cheek

And ladies, my lord, are weak

Ladies and their sensitivities, my lord!

Have a fragile sensibility

When a girl’s emergent

Probably, it’s urgent

You refer to her gentility, my lord!

Personal disorder cannot be ignored

Given their gentile proclivities

Meaning no offenses it

Happens, they resense it

Ladies and their sensitivities, my lord!

Stubble you say?

Perhaps at times I am a little over-hasty with my morning ablutions

Fret not though my lord

I know a place my lord

A barber, my lord, of skill

Thus armed with a shaven face, my lord

Some eau de cologne to grace, my lord

And musk to enhance the chase, my lord

You’ll dazzle the girl until

She bows to your every will!

Perhaps you’re right!

Take me to him!

The name is Todd

We’d best not wait until Monday

Sir, I concur

And fully, too

Sweeney Todd

It isn’t right

We’d best be married on Sunday

Saturday, sir

Would also do

Or else tonight

I think I heard a noise

Fear not

I mean another noise!

Like what?

Oh, never mind

Just a noise

Just another noise

Something in the street

I’m a silly little

Ninnynoddle —

You mustn’t mind

It’s a noise

Just another noise

Something in the street

You silly —

Kiss me!

Oh, sir…

We’ll go to Paris on Monday

What shall I wear?

I daren’t pack!

We’ll ride a train …

With you beside me on Sunday

What will I care what things I lack?

Then sail to Spain …

I’ll take my reticule

I need my reticule

You mustn’t think

Me a fool

But my reticule

Never leaves my side

It’s the only thing

My mother gave me —

Why take your reticule?

We’ll buy a reticule

I’d never think

You a fool

But a reticule —

Leave it all aside

And begin again and

Kiss me!

Kiss me!

I know a place where we can go tonight

We’ll go there

The name is Todd

Todd?

Kiss me!

We have a place where we can go

Kiss me!

We have a place where we can go tonight

Todd.

Sweeney Todd

Todd …

Todd

I loved you

Even as

I saw you

Even as

It did not

Matter that I did

Not know your name

Johanna

Johanna

Johanna…

I loved you

Even as

I saw you

Even as

It does not

Matter that I still

Don’t know your name, sir

Even as I saw you

Even as it does not

Matter that I still

Don’t know your name

Todd… Sweeney Todd

Sweeney Todd

Anthony

Todd?

Todd

Anthony…

Todd, eh?

I’ll marry Anthony Sunday

That’s what

I’ll do

No matter what!

I knew you’d come for me

One day

Only afraid that you’d forgot.

You marry Anthony Sunday

That’s what you’ll do

No matter what!

I knew I’d come for you

One day

Only afraid that you’d forgot

Ladies in their sensitivities, my lord

Pray lead the way

Have a fragile sensibility

Just as you say

I feared you’d never come

That you’d been called away

That you’d been killed

Had the plague

Were in debtor’s jail

Trampled by a horse

Gone to sea again

Arrested by the …

Marry me, marry me, miss

You’ll marry me Sunday

Favor me, favor me

With your hand

Promise

Marry me, marry me

That you’ll marry me —

Enough of all this …

When a girl’s emergent

Probably it’s urgent

Ladies in their sensitivities

Oh, sir…

Ah, miss…

Oh, sir…

Oh, sir …

Oh, sir …

Oh, sir …

Oh, sir …

Oh, sir …

Ah, miss …

Ah, miss

Ah, miss …

Ah, miss …

Ah, miss.

.

Todd…