Everyone must learn Be Back Soon (at the bottom of this page). If you are auditioning for a Lead Role, you must learn the song for that role as well.
If you are auditioning for more than one role, you only need to learn the song for one lead. If you are auditioning for Oliver Twist, you must learn Where Is Love, even if you are auditioning for another role.
Oliver Twist
SONG: WHERE IS LOVE?
Song link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjJDekSculo
Backing track link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blr_UzwjAIk
Where is love?
Does it fall from skies above?
Is it underneath the willow tree
That I've been dreaming of?
Where is she
Who I close my eyes to see?
Will I ever know the sweet hello
That's meant for only me?
Who can say where she may hide?
Must I travel far and wide?
'Til I am beside the someone who
I can mean something to
Where, where is love?
Who can say where she may hide?
Must I travel far and wide?
'Til I am beside the someone who
I can mean something to
Where, where is love?
Fagin
SONG: REVIEWING THE SITUATION
Song link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96rC4X_KWl4
Karaoke Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6gnWlulF5g&list=OLAK5uy_k_wCHp38VT_TuU7PEkAsHvF0eFL3CSEnQ
A man's got a heart, hasn't he?
Joking apart, hasn't he?
And tho' I'd be the first one to say that I wasn't a saint
I'm finding it hard to be really as black as they paint
I'm reviewing the situation
Can a fellow be a villain all his life?
All the trials and tribulations!
Better settle down and get myself a wife.
And a wife would cook and sew for me,
And come for me, and go for me,
And go for me, and nag at me,
The fingers, she will wag at me.
The money she will take me.
A misery, she'll make from me...
I think I'd better thing it out again!
The Artful Dodger
SONG: CONSIDER YOUSELF
Song link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjyaa4DM-5M
Backing track link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6KNuRfm-rc
Consider yourself at home
Consider yourself one of the family
We've taken to you so strong
It's clear we're going to get along
Consider yourself well in
Consider yourself part of the furniture
There isn't a lot to spare
Who cares?
What ever we've got we share!
If it should chance to be
We should see
Some harder days
Empty larder days
Why grouse?
Always a chance we'll meet
Somebody To foot the bill
Then the drinks are on the house!
Bill Sikes
SONG: MY NAME
Song link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boH7hT7A_sk
Backing track link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aj4mensQqi0
Strong men tremble when they hear it!
They've got cause enough to fear it!
It's much blacker than they smear it!
Nobody mentions...
My name!
Rich men hold their five-pound notes out --
Saves me emptying their coats out.
They know I could tear their throats out
Just to live up to...
My name!
Wiv me
Jemmy in me hand,
Lemme see the man who dares
Stop me.
Taking what I may
He can start to say his prayers!
Biceps like an iron girder,
Fit for doing of a murder,
If I just so much as heard a
bloke even whisper...
(spoken) My name! Bill Sikes...
Nancy
SONG: AS LONG AS HE NEEDS ME REPRISE (also recommend learning It's A Fine Life - see Bet below)
Song link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkXQqYa0wrw
Backing track link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUt1QoucC6w
As long as he needs me...
Oh, yes, he does need me...
In spite of what you see...
...I'm sure that he needs me.
Who else would love him still
When they've been used so ill?
He knows I always will...
As long as he needs me.
I miss him so much when he is gone,
But when he's near me
I don't let on...
...The way I feel inside.
The love, I have to hide...
The hell! I've got my pride
As long as he needs me.
He doesn't say the things he should.
He acts the way he thinks he should.
But all the same,
I'll play
This game
His way.
As long as he needs me...
I know where I must be.
I'll cling on steadfastly...
As long as he needs me.
Bet
SONG: IT’S A FINE LIFE
Song link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WW7i8mW1kI
Backing track link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDCiJO5NPV0&list=RDMDCiJO5NPV0&start_radio=1
Small pleasures, small pleasures
Who would deny us these? (Not me)
Gin toddies, large measuress
No skimpin' if you please
I rough it
I love it
Life is a game of chance
I never tire of it
Leading this merry dance
If you don't mind having to go without things
It's a fine life (fine life)
Tho' it ain't all jolly old pleasure outings
It's a fine life (fine life)
When you got someone to love
You'd forget your cares and strife
Let the prudes look down on us
Let the wide world frown on us
It's a fine fine life
Who cares if straightlaces sneer at us in the street?
A fine air and fine grace don't have to sin to eat
We wander through London
Who knows what we many find?
There's pockets left undone
On many a behind
If you don't mind taking it as it turns out
It's a fine life (fine life)
Keep the candle burning until it burns out
It's a fine life (fine life)
Mr. Bumble
SONG: BOY FOR SALE
Song link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3OprVY8gu8
Backing track link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTXpKxEe4As
One boy,
Boy for sale.
He's going cheap.
Only seven guineas.
That -- or thereabouts.
Small boy...
Rather pale...
Through lack of sleep.
Feed him gruel dinners.
Stop him getting stout.
If I should say he wasn't very greedy...
I could not, I'd be telling you a tale.
One boy,
Boy for sale.
Come take a peep.
Have you ever seen as
Nice
A boy
For sale.
Chorus/Ensemble + all other named roles
SONG: BE BACK SOON
Song link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8y_X5MsK_0
Backing track link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WC18IIXmypY
You can go but be back soon
you can go but while you're working,
just play some pacing round,
until you're home safe and sound
Fare the well but be back soon
who can tell where danger's lurking
do not forget this tune,
be back soon!
How could we forget
how could we let
our dear old Fagin worry
we love him so we'll come back home
in a such a great big hurry
It's him who plays the piper,
It's us that pipes his tune!
So long fare the well, pip pip cheerio
we'll be back soon!