Murder, Murder!

Lyrics

[NEWSBOY] Second London murder! Murder! General Glossop killed on the steps o' St. Paul's Cathedral! [VARIOUS STREET PEOPLE] Look at this, another murder Just like the other murder! That's poor old General Glossop - dead! Last week, the bishop copped it! The bloke what done it hopped it! That fella must be off his 'ead! [ENSEMBLE] That's two in the last four days This killer has fancy ways! To kill outside St. Paul's Requires a lotta balls! He hates the upper class! He must be on 'is ass! Who could he be? [STREET VENDOR] Don't look at me! [LADY] What a shame! Dear General Glossop! I hear there's a lot of gossip! Although it didn't come from me! [VARIOUS GOSSIP LADIES, spoken] Of course not! No! Of course not! (sung) What about that poor old Bishop? That dreadful dirt they dish up! Do you think it's true? It well could be! Imagine! Fancy! Really! I say that goes to show Some people we think we know Aren't all they might appear! How right you are, my dear! [ENSEMBLE] It's such a shocking thing! But awfully interesting! Who could it be? Well, now, let's see! [STREET PEOPLE] Murder, murder Doin' folks in Murder, murder Is the worst sin! Murder, murder Has me screamin' Bloody murder in the night! Murder, murder Makes me blood thin! Murder, murder Makes me head spin! Murder, murder Starts me drinkin' Bloody murder in the night! [VARIOUS GOSSIP LADIES] London has a killer on the loose! [SOLOISTS] Or a gang! Either way, let 'em hang! [STREET PEOPLE] Gotta get 'is head inside a noose! Right away! The police are no use! Maybe his nerve will fail him! They must go out an' nail him! They've gotta trail an' jail him now! Murder! No matter who we're blamin' Till they put wot's-'is-name in There's gonna be one flamin' row! [ALL] Murder, murder It's a curse, man! Murder, murder It's perverse, man! Murder, murder Nothing's worse than Bloody murder in the night! (interlude) [FIRST NEWSBOY] Read about the worst two murders! [SECOND NEWSBOY] Much worse than the first two murders! [FIRST NEWSBOY] That makes it murders three and four! [GOSSIP LADIES] They've murdered dear old Bessie! I hear extremely messy! And poor old Archie is no more! [STREET PEOPLE] That's four in the last eight days! It's London's latest craze! [GOSSIPS] This time he was in Park Lane [STREET VENDOR] And he may come back again! [ALL] Until the killer's found There's danger all around! [GOSSIPS] What can we do? [STREET PEOPLE] We wish we knew! [ALL] Murder, murder Once there's one done Murder, murder Can't be undone Murder, murder Lives in London Bloody murder in the night! [YOUNG BISHOP] Sweet death has taken this brave man from us [STREET VENDOR] Sweet death has raised his score to five [YOUNG BISHOP] Friends, take what comfort that you can from us [STREET VENDOR] Thank God us lot are still alive! [YOUNG BISHOP] God in Heaven Now, forever Take him home and hold him near [CONGREGATION] God in Heaven Now, forever Take him and leave us lot here [VARIOUS STREET PEOPLE] Catchin' such a madman could be hard! (spoken) Shouldn't be! I agree! We shall see! (sung) Cos they're all so thick at Scotland Yard! (spoken) Tellin' me! I agree! So do we! (sung) He'll kill us if we let him! They gotta go and get him! [MALE SOLOIST] I know a way to net him! [ANOTHER MALE SOLOIST] How? [ENSEMBLE] Murder! No matter who we're blamin' Till they put wot's-'is-name in There's gonna be a flamin' row! Murder, murder On your doorstep! Murder, murder So watch your step! Murder, murder Take one more step You'll be murdered in the night! Murder, murder Once there's one done Murder, murder Can't be undone Murder, murder Lives in London Bloody murder in the night! (whispered) Murder!