Johnathan woke up to the birds chirping. He sat up and rubbed his lower back. The bed was so tough. Johnathan decided to see if Alexxa wanted to go out for breakfast. He went downstairs and saw Alexxa making pies. He closed the door and she looked up.
"Morning," She said.
She took a pan of uncooked pies and put them in the oven.
"Good morning," said Johnathan and he goes to the booth, "Breakfast?"
"I don't eat," says Alexxa, "There is a shop down the street that sells meat pies."
"Well I could just have one of your delicious meat pies," said Johnathan with a smile.
Alexxa looked at him and said, "You wouldn't want to. Their...not delicious."
"But you do sell them," said Johnathan.
"Just barely," said Alexxa, "They're very bad."
Johnathan smiled, he came over and said, "They can't be that bad."
(Alexxa)
You should sit down
Go sit
(Johnathan sits down)
I don't have customers for weeks
You really shouldn't have a bite but oh well
Some people think we have the plague
You will need a drink of ale
I
know why nobody cares to take them,
I should know,
I make
them,
But good? No!
The worst pies in London
Even that's
polite!
The worst pies in London
(Serves Johnathan a fresh hot pie from the oven)
If you doubt it take a bite
(Johnathan takes a bite and looks disgusted)
Is that just disgusting?
You have to concede it
Its nothing but crusting
Here drink this you need it
(Hands Johnathan a cup of ale)
And no wonder with the price of meat
What it is
When you get it
Never
Thought I'd live to see the day
Men'd think it was a treat
Findin' poor
Animals
Wot are dyin' in the street
Miss Mooney had a pie shop
Did a business until I noticed something weird
Saw her neighbors' cats disappeared
Have to hand it to her--
Wot I calls
Enterprise
Too bad the Judge didn't see it that way
No denying times is hard, sir
Even harder than the worst pies in London!
Only lard and nothing more--
Is that just revolting,
All greasy and gritty
It looks like its molting,
And tastes like
Well, pity
A woman alone,
With limited wind,
And the worst pies in London!
Ah, sir, times is hard,
Times is hard!
"Your not alone anymore," said Jonathan.
Alexxa looked angry and put more pies in, Johnathan smiled and said, "I didn't mean no offense."
"You did mean it though," said Alexxa.
Johnathan put his hands on the counter and said, "So tell me about your murderous grandfather."
Alexxa looked down and said, "Oh...you know."
"Yes, I know about the devil barber of fleet street," said Johnathan.
"I was afraid you would not stay here," said Alexxa, "If you knew about the black sheep of my family."
"I'm not afraid of a dead barber," said Johnathan, "Tell me the story."
Alexxa looked at his blue eyes and said, "Fine."
(Alexxa)
There was a barber and his wife
and she was beautiful...
a foolish barber and his wife.
She was his reason and his life...
and she was beautiful and she was virtuous
And he was naïve.
There was another man who saw
that she was beautiful...
A pious vulture of the law
who, with a gesture of his claw
removed the barber from plate!
Then there was nothing but to wait!
And she would fall!
So soft! So young!
So lost and oh so beautiful!
Many years later
He came back to get back at the pious vulture of the law
He waited, attacked others, planned with a mischievous soul not unlike his own
And then committed the crime he wanted
And got a death he deserved
'Why?" Johnathan asked.
(Alexxa)
He had this wife, you see
Pretty little thing, silly little nit
Had her chance for the moon on a string
Poor thing! Poor Thing...
There was this judge, you see
Wanted her like mad
Everyday he'd send her a flower
But did she come down from her tower?
Sat up there and sobbed by the hour
Poor fool.
Ah but there was worse yet to come, poor thing...
The Beadle calls on her, all polite
Poor thing, poor thing
"The Judge," he tells her, "is all contrite, "He blames himself
for her dreadful plight. She MUST come come straight to
his house tonight!" Poor thing, poor thing!
Of course when she goes there, poor thing, poor thing!
They're having this ball all in masks
There's no one she knows there, poor dear, poor thing
She wanders tormented and DRINKS, poor thing!
'The Judge has repented,' she thinks, poor thing
"Oh where is Judge Turpin?" she asks...
...He was there alright! Only not so contrite
She wasn't no match for such craft, you see
And everyone thought it so droll!
They figured she had to be daft, you see
So all them stood there and laughed, you see
Poor soul! Poor thing!
"That's horrible," says Johnathan disgusted and saddened.
(Alexxa)
More happened just that month
She was saddened and disgusted as you are
Right now, right then
She goes to the apothecary
Gets a potion, a very bad potion
She takes it, that very night at Mrs. Lovett's sight
She didn't die but she did in her mind
Well horrid Lovett dislikes her much
So she throws her out
Ms. Lovett thought she was daft and dull
So out the door she did go, poor thing! Poor soul!
Well Sweeney when he finds out
He's angry like and throws the poor Mrs. Lovett in the oven
The blasted place under this kitchen
And now still sometimes you can here her screams
Poor soul! Dead thing!
Alexxa smiled and said, "Buts that only rumors. Let me get changed and we can go to the market. Get some delicious pork for afternoon tea.
And Alexxa upstairs.
