Sweet, Sweet Sweeney Todd

This is what I'd say (probably would sing) to him if we ever face to face.

 

Dear, Sweet, Sweet Mr. Sweeney Todd

 

Please, Kind Sir, Do Tell Me All Of The Times

The Unspeakable Crimes Which You've Created

In My Mind, I Must Say That I Truly Can Relate

 

Basically

 

Allow Me, Good Sir, To Speak, If You'd Permit Me

Allow Me To Speak Out On How I've Admired Thee

Permit Me To Tell How You've Made Any Hearts Bleed

 

Literality

 

Please, Do Tell Me The Whole Sweet Tales O' Your

Forget Bout The Times With That Lady, Mrs. Lovett

She Was Nowhere Near To Be That Lovely

As For The Boy, What's His Name? Oh, Yeah, Toby

Forget Bout Them For That They Are Nobody

 

To My Eyes, They're Just Another Bad Pies

 

O' Sweet, Sweet Mr. Sweeney Todd

 

I'm Not Here For One Of Your Infamous Silver Shavers

By The Look Of Them, They Gave Everybody The Shivers

But, I'm Still Here, You See, I'm At My Best Behavior

In Order For You To Be My Personal Favorite Tales Giver

 

You Are One An Odd Man, Mr. Todd

 

No Matter, Dear Sir, No Matter

Just Permit Me To Speak Out Of The Draft

Allow Me To Speak Out On Your Behalf

 

So, Please, Do Tell Me Bout The Shavers Of Your

Are They Still Worth Everything To Die For?

 

I Know That It Was At Your Most Desperate Time

And You Were Under The Most Desperate Measure

But, Goin' Over The Limits, Are They Treasure Enough?

 

O' Sweet, Sweet Mr. Sweeney Todd

 

You're Probably Wonderin' Why I'm Calling You Sweet

It's Because, You See, You Remind Me So Much Of The Blood

As Sweet As The Blood Would Always Taste As It Should Be

 

Still Not As That Sweet As Mrs. Lovett Would Be

Otherwise, Our Hearts Would Be Torn Apart To Bleed

 

Again, Forget Bout Toby, He's Still Nobody

 

Out Of The Victims, You've Taken The Best

But, You Surely Have Forgotten The Rest

 

Fret Not, Good Sir, Fret Not

 

For That There's A New Demon On The Fleet Street

And It's Not The Barber That's Fleeing Around

It's The New Hair Stylist That's Sleeking Around

 

Here I Am, Sweet, Sweet Mr. Sweeney Todd, Here I Am

 

And I Want The Rest Of Them Bleeders Now

 

Author's Note

This writing is dedicated to Stephen Sondheim.

Reviews

[Blade & Blood (The ..]

This thing is freaking awesome! I absolutely love Sweeney Todd to death (which is why your title caught my attention), and I enjoyed every single word and letter of this poem! You did a really great job with introducing a new killer; definitely something that I have fantisized about. ;)

The style of it was just perfect. It matched the setting of Sweeney's time excellently! The content was just as good because it added a sinister tone to it right after the admiration of the character when speaking Sweeney Todd. Thanks for posting this! I absolutely loved it!

Ironically Yours, Blade and Blood

[laceyjane23]

Very creative piece! I really like the flow of this piece.
Good luck in my contest.
Laceyjane

[Tai-San]

OMG! OMG! OMG! This is soo good!!!! Sweeney Todd is, like, my other husband, lol! This was very enjoyable!

[Sarah]

I really loved how this was written in letter format and seemed to reflect the vernacular of that time. The repetition also worked well. One thing that was a little distracting was the fact that every word was capitalized. I'm not sure why.^^ Otherwise, nice job. =)

[Lab Rat 1984]

Nice! I like sweeney todd!

[nightmask]

kool :D

[Berserker[Diktator Von ..]

Sweeney Todd is pretty cool..Great movie and book...I like this piece it is dark and bloody which makes it great...

[Nik Dendera]

Excellent piece! I'm a huge Sweeney Todd fan and I really, really loved this piece. Because I started my career in the theatre, I have always had a deep love for Sondheim.
This is a wonderful tribute, beautifully written! I'll get my other half to sign up and read this-its brilliant!

[Lia]

I love thisssss!!! Wicked piece!!! I really liked it! thanks xx

[Beka]

Insanely brilliant.
Allow Me, Good Sir, To Speak, If You'd Permit Me

Allow Me To Speak Out On How I've Admired Thee

Permit Me To Tell How You've Made Any Hearts Bleed


I love how you use the Beetles way of speaking when he speaks to the Judge
I was a bit skeptical at first. But bloody brilliant.
For those who have never seen the play or the movie they may find it a bit hard of a read.
It may be a bit rough around the edges but thats what makes it Sweeney Todd.

[Anonymous Shadow]

i like the way it sounds as though it could be in the musical itself; the language and style fit perfectly... yet somehow i saw a woman singing this, like she fancies todd from a distance, and this is how she tells him, ya know?

its really good ^_^