"Alms! Alms!" is a song from Tim Burton's Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. It is the seventh song in the movie.
Summary[]
An old beggar woman asking for spare change from Anthony Hope. After giving her some money, he asks for information on who owns the house and about the girl who resides there. The woman tells him that the house belongs to Judge Turpin and the girl is named Johanna Barker.
Lyrics[]
Beggar Woman:
Alms, alms for a miserable woman!
On a miserable chilly morning
Thank ya, sir thank ya
Anthony: (spoken) Mam, could you tell me who's house this is?
Beggar Woman : (spoken) That? That’s the great Judge Turpin's house, that is
Anthony: (spoken) And the young lady who resides there?
Beggar Woman :
(spoken) Oh her? That' Johanna, his pretty little ward...
Keeps her snug he does. All locked up
So don’t you go trespassin' there or it's a good whipping for you
Or any other young man with mischief on his mind!
Beggar Woman :
How would ya like a little muff dear
A little jig jig. A little bounce around the bush
Would ya like to push me parsley? It looks to me dear that you got plenty there to push
Alms! Alms! For a desperate woman!
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