By the Sea

MRS LOVETTOh Mr Todd, I'm so happyI could eat you up, I really couldYou know what I'd like to do, Mr Todd?What I dream if the business stays as good?Where I'd really like to go in a year or so?Don't you want to know?SWEENEY TODDOf courseMRS LOVETTDo you really want to know?SWEENEY TODDYes, I doMRS LOVETTBy the sea, Mr Todd, that's the life I covetBy the sea, Mr Todd, oh I know you'd love itYou and me, Mr T, we could be aloneIn a house what we'd almost own, down by the seaSWEENEY TODDAnything you sayMRS LOVETTWouldn't that be smashing?Think how snug it'll be underneath our flannelWhen it's just you and me and the English ChannelIn our cozy retreat kept all neat and tidyWe'll have chums over every FridayBy the sea, don't you love the weather?By the sea, we'll grow old togetherBy the seaside, oh-oh, by the beautiful seaIt'll be so quiet that who'll come by itExcept a seagull, oh ohWe shouldn't try it, though til it's legal for twoBut a seaside wedding could be devisedMe rumpled bedding legitimizedMe eyelids'll flutter, I'll turn into butterThe moment I mutter I do-oohDown by the sea, married nice and properBy the sea, bring along your chopperTo the seaside, oh-oh, by the beautiful sea