"Pretty Women" is a song from the 2007 feature film Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. It is sung by Sweeney Todd (Johnny Depp) and Judge Turpin (Alan Rickman).
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Lyrics[]
Turpin: (spoken) Mr. Todd?
Todd: (spoken) At your service... An honour to receive your patronage, my lord.
Turpin: (spoken) Do you know me, sir?
Todd:
(spoken) Who in this wide world does not know the
great Judge Turpin? And what may I do for
you today, sir? A stylish trimming of the hair?
A soothing skin massage? Sit, sir, sit.
Turpin:
You see, sir, a man infatuate with love
Her ardent and eager slave
So fetch the pomade and pumice stone
And lend a more seductive tone
A sprinkling perhaps of French cologne
But first, sir, I think-- a shave
Todd: The closest I ever gave
[Sweeney Todd whistles]
Turpin: You’re in a merry mood today, Mr. Todd.
Todd:
‘Tis your delight, sir, catching fire
From one man to the next
Turpin:
‘Tis true, sir, love can still inspire
The blood to pound, the heart leap higher
What more--
What more
Both: Can man require
Turpin: Than love, sir?
Todd: More than love, sir
Turpin: What, sir?
Todd: Women
Turpin: Ah, yes - women
Todd: Pretty women
Turpin:
Bom-bom-bom-bom-bom-bom-bom-bom
Bom-bom-bom-bom-bom-bom-bom-bom
[Sweeney Todd whistles]
Todd:
Now then, my friend
Now to your purpose
Patience - enjoy it
Revenge can’t be taken in haste
Turpin: Make haste, and if we wed, you’ll be commended, sir
Todd:
My lord…
And who, may it be said is your intended, sir?
Turpin:
My ward
And pretty as a rosebud.
Todd: Pretty as her mother?
Turpin: What? What was that?
Todd: (spoken) Nothing, sir. Nothing.
Pretty women
Fascinating
Sipping coffee
Dancing
Pretty women
Are a wonder
Pretty women
Sitting in the window
Or - standing on the stair
Something in them cheers the air
Pretty women
Turpin: Silhouetted
Todd: Stay within you
Turpin: Glancing
Todd: Stay forever
Turpin: Breathing lightly
Todd: Pretty women
Both: Pretty women
Todd: Blowing out their…
Turpin: Blowing out their
Both: Candles
Todd: Or - combing out their…
Turpin: Combing out their
Both: Hair
Turpin: Then they leave--
Todd: Even when they leave…
[Simultaneously:]
Turpin:
Even when they leave you and vanish
They somehow can still remain
There with you
There with you
Todd:
They still are there
They’re there
Both: Ah, pretty women
Todd: At their mirrors
Turpin: In their gardens
Todd: Letter-writing
Turpin: Flower-picking
Todd: Weather-watching
Both:
How they make a man sing!
Proof of heaven
As you’re living
Pretty women, sir!
Pretty women, yes!
Pretty women, sir!
Todd:
Pretty women, here’s to
Pretty women, all the
Pretty women...
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Trivia[]
- In the original Broadway show, the song was originally sung by Len Cariou and Edmund Lyndeck.