Sweeney Todd - Poor Thing (2007) Lyrics

Complimentary "Poor Thing (2007)" Ringtone

Performed by:

Mrs. Lovett (Helena Bonham Carter)
Sweeney Todd (Johnny Depp) - [speaking]

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Sweeney Todd: 	“You’ve got a room over the shop, haven't you? 
		If times are so hard, why don't you rent it out?” 

Mrs. Lovett: 	“People think it's haunted.”

Sweeney Todd:	“Haunted?”

Mrs. Lovett:	“Yeah.  And who's to say they're wrong?  
		You see, years ago something happened up there.
		Something not very nice.”

		There was a barber and his wife
		And he was beautiful
		A proper artist with a knife
		But they transported him for life
		And he was beautiful…

		“Barker, his name was. Benjamin Barker.”

Sweeney Todd: 	“What was his crime?”

Mrs. Lovett: 	“Foolishness.”

		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
		Every day 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

		[Instrumental]

		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 straight to his house tonight!
		Poor thing, poor thing

		Of course, when she goes there
		Poor thing, poor thing
		They're havin' 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 of ’em stood there and laughed, you see
		Poor soul!
		Poor thing!

		[Instrumental]

Sweeney Todd: 	“NOOOO!”
		“Would no one have mercy on her?”

Mrs. Lovett:  	“So it is you.  Benjamin Barker.”

Sweeney Todd:	“No! Not Barker.  That man is dead.
		It's Todd now -  Sweeney Todd.
		And he will have his revenge.”

Complimentary "Poor Thing (2007)" Ringtone

lyrics submitted by Jess Keko ~ Moderator on 02-01-2008