"Oliver!" is a British coming-of-age stage musical, with book, music and lyrics by Lionel Bart. The musical is based upon the 1838 novel "Oliver Twist" by Charles Dickens.

The story is about an orphan born in a workhouse called Oliver Twist, who is sold into an apprenticeship with an undertaker. After escaping, Oliver travels to London, where he meets the Artful Dodger, a member of a gang of juvenile pickpockets led by the elderly criminal Fagin.

"As Long as He Needs Me" is a torch song sung by the character of Nancy (a member of Fagin's gang) in the 1960 musical "Oliver!" and written by Lionel Bart. Georgia Brown, who was the first actress to play Nancy, introduced the song. It is a love ballad expressing Nancy's love for her criminal boyfriend Bill Sikes despite his mistreatment of her. In the film adaptation of the musical, it was sung by Shani Wallis.

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