Murder, Murder- 1997 Jekyll & Hyde Original Broadway Cast Recording

Lyrics

[NEWSBOY] Read about the 'ideous murder Profane, religious murder! [FIRST GENTLEMAN] The poor old bishop What a shock! [STREET VENDOR] Seen walkin' wiv 'is daughter A moment prior to slaughter! [NEWSBOY] The shepherd tendin' to 'is flock! [CROWD] 'E died in a London slum - A slave to martyrdom - 'E died without complaint! - 'E should be made a saint! - 'E's gone back 'ome to God! - It all seems very odd! - Why should it be This mystery? - Murder, murder - In the night air! Murder, murder - It's a nightmare! Murder, murder - It's a right scare Bloody murder In the night! Murder, murder - Makes your heart thump! Murder, murder - Makes your nerves jump! Murder, murder - Makes your blood pump Bloody murder In the night! [CONGREGATION] Dona Eis, Requiem [PRIEST] Sweet death has taken This brave man from us! [CONGREGATION] Requiem Aeternam [PRIEST] Friends, take what comfort That you can from us! [CONGREGATION] Dona Eis, Domine... [HYDE, spoken] General Glossop, I'm happy to inform you that you are relieved of your duties, sir. All of them! [A MAN] Look at this, another murder Just like the other murder! That's poor old General Glossop, dead! [A BOY] Last week the bishop copped it! The bloke what done it 'opped it! That feller must be off 'is 'ead! [ANOTHER CROWD MEMBER] That's two in the last four days! This killer has fancy ways! [A.FOURTH] To kill outside St. Paul's Requires a lotta balls! [A.FIFTH] He hates the upper class! [A.SIXTH] He must be on 'is arse! [CROWD] Who could he be? [THE BOY] Don't look at me! [CROWD] "Bloody murder In the night!" 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 'ead spin! Murder, murder - Starts me drinkin'! Bloody murder In the night!" In the night!" [HYDE, spoken] Bessie, my love... You really should be more careful...wearing your real diamonds out on the street. You never know whom you might encounter! [UPPER AND LOWER CRUST ON THE STREET] London has a killer on the loose! Could be a gang! Gotta get 'is 'ead inside a noose! The man must hang! [CROWD] Maybe his nerve will fail him! - They've gotta try to nail him! - They've gotta trail an' jail him Now! Murder! No matter who we're blamin' Till they pull wot's-'is-name in There's gonna be one flamin' Row! Murder, murder - It's a curse, man! Murder, murder - It's perverse, man! Murder, murder - Nothing's worse than Bloody murder In the night! [HYDE, spoken] Bad news from God, Teddy! (Laughs) [FIRST NEWSBOY] Read about the worst two murders - ! [SECOND NEWSBOY] Much worse than the first two murders! [CROWD] That makes it murders three and four! (VARIOUSLY) They've murdered dear old Bessie! - I hear it extremely messy! - And poor old Archie is no more! - [WOMAN] They say a lot of blood and gore! [ALL] That's four in the last eight days! It's London's latest craze! [SECOND NEWSBOY] This time 'e was in Perk Lane! An' 'e may come back again! [WOMEN] Until the killers found There's danger all around! [CROWD] What can we do? What can we do? What can we do? We wish we knew! [CROWD] Catchin' such a madman could be hard! - He'll kill! - At will! - 'Cos they're all so thick at Scotland Yard! - No brains! - No skill! - [ALL] He'll kill us, if we let him! They'd better go and get him! I know a way to net him! - How? Murder! No matter who we're blamin' Till they pull wot's-'is-name in There's gonna be There's gonna be There's gonna be a flamin' Row! Murder, murder - Or our 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! In the night!