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Murder, Murder!

by Frank Wildhorn

on Jekyll & Hyde (1997), Jekyll & Hyde The Musical - The Original Broadway Cast Recording (1997)

[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!
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?
Don't look at me!

[VARIOUS GOSSIP LADIES]
What a shame! -Dear General Glossop!
Hear there's a lot of gossip!
Although it didn't come from me!
Of course not! No! - Of course not!
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!
It's such a shocking thing!
But awfully interesting!

[ENSEMBLE]
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!
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!

[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!

[STREET PEOPLE]
Catchin' such a madman could be hard!
Shouldn't be! I agree!
We shall see!
Cos they're all so thick at Scotland Yard!
Tellin' me I agree!
So do we He'll kill us if we let him!
They gotta go and get him!
I know a way to net him!
How?
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!

Murder!