The Ballad of Teeny Todd


(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!