Murder, Murder!

[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 feller 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!
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 it 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 'ead 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've gotta try to 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 'as raised 'is 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!