London Bridge - The Pursuit of Sikes lyrics
by Lionel Bart
[BILL]
Bullseye, get here, now.
[LAMPLIGHTER]
Goodnight, sir.
[BROWNLOW]
Goodnight.
[NANCY]
Alright Oliver, now you stay here and I'll go look for Mr. Brownlow, okay? There's a good boy.
[OLIVER]
Nancy!
[NANCY]
Bill, no!
[BILL]
Don't you move or I'll kill ya!
[NANCY]
Please, let him go Bill, for Pete's sake, now let him go. Why are you looking at me like that, Bill?
[BILL]
I never thought it'd be you, Nance. I never thought you would betray me!
[NANCY]
No... no please... Bill.
[BILL]
Let go of me!
[NANCY]
No, I won't let go, now look at me! Look at me! I've been true to you, upon my soul I have!
[BILL]
I trusted you! And you betrayed me!
[NANCY]
God help me!
[BILL]
Stop staring at me! Stop staring at me! Stop staring at me! ...N-Nancy?
[BROWNLOW]
I say, you there!
[BILL]
Get here, boy! I said get here!
[BROWNLOW]
Oh my God... help! Help!
[BOWSTREET RUNNER]
What's happened here?!
[BROWNLOW]
There's been a murder!
[BOWSTREET RUNNER]
Did you know this woman!?
[BROWNLOW]
I came here to meet this unfortunate creature, as I was crossing the bridge I saw a man run off-
[BOWSTREET RUNNER]
What did he look like?!
[BROWNLOW]
Tough-looking man, green cape coat-
[BOWSTREET RUNNER]
Anything else?
[BROWNLOW]
Carrying a large cudgel-
[BOWSTREET RUNNER]
Bill Sikes!
[FIRST MAN]
What's going on?
[FIRST WOMAN]
It's Nancy! Bill Sikes has killed Nancy!
[FIRST MAN]
Where will he be?
[FIRST WOMAN]
He'll be at Fagin's!
[FIRST MAN]
Follow me!
[BILL]
Fagin! Fagin!
[FAGIN]
Bill- Bill, what is it? Bill, what is- what have you done?
[BILL]
The game's up, Fagin.
[FAGIN]
Bill, where's Nancy, eh? Where's Nancy!
[BILL]
Let go of me-
[FAGIN]
Get out!
[BOY]
You monster!
[FAGIN]
Out! Boys, out now! Go! Move! Run! Go, go, go, go, go, go, go!
[DODGER]
Fagin? Fagin! What would you like me to do?
[FAGIN]
Live up to your name, dodge about! Go, now!
[BOWSTREET RUNNER]
Where's Fagin?
[DODGER]
Who do you think you are, laying your hands on- assault and battery, that's what it is! Where's my attorney?
(Crowd calling for Bill, overlapping chaos)
[MAN]
He's on the roof!
[BILL]
Stay back! Or I'll kill the boy!
[BROWNLOW]
Fifty pounds to the one who saves the child!
[BILL]
...Nancy? Nancy? No, no, no! Nancy! Your eyes... your eyes!
[BOWSTREET RUNNER]
There he is, there's the boy.
[MRS BEDWIN]
God bless our innocent boy!
[BROWNLOW]
Oliver, my dear, dear boy... you're safe now.
[OLIVER]
Please sir, take me home.