(The Ballad of Sweeney Todd)
Man:
Attend the tale of Teeny Todd
The cast is small and the staging odd
Although the musical’s barely dead
Somebody decided to do it again
But in reward a promenade
It’s Teeny Todd
The smaller version of Sweeney...
Woman:
There is no shop in London town
Except two flats that are painted brown
But think of all of the cash they saved
The physical budgets impeccably shaved
It’s Teeny
It’s Teeny Todd
The smaller version of Sweeney
Chorus:
Swing your razor low, Teeny
Keep it pocket-sized!
And once more the Sondheim score
Is synthesized!
Toby:
Our needs are few, the stage is bare
We use a miniature barber chair
The mug of suds and the leather strop
A penny, four drops, and one tiny ?
For cheapness we deserve a nod
It’s Teeny Todd
All:
The smaller version of Sweeney!
Big and epic like Sweeney was
Huge and bulky the scenery was
Twenty ton bridge
Twenty ton barge
Hal Prince’s version was ugly but large
Now the bigger guy Sweeney’s gone
And his kid brother Teeny’s on
Teeny is cute
Even more subtle
When Teeny blinks the roaches scuttle
Teeny, Teeny, Teeny, Teeny...
TEENY!