Beggar Woman's Lullaby


Could somebody give me some info on the song the Beggar Woman sings before her throat is slit? The one that has to do with the moon and a shoe and a wedding ring, I think? Most versions seem to have the Beedle deedle bit and then Sweeney interrupts.

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if u want the words, here:

Aah ... Ohh ...
And why should you week there, my jo, my jing?
He'll bring you the moon on a silver string.
Ooh, ooh.
Quickly to sleep then, my jo, my jing,
He'll bring you a shoe and a wedding ring.
Sing here again, home again,
Come again spring.
He'll be coming soon now
To kiss you, my jo, my jing,
Bringing you the moon
And a shoe and a wedding ring.
He'll be coming here again,
Home again . . .

'Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends' & 'Stitch's Disobedience School' representative

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Almost!
It's actually, "And why should you *weep* there my Jo my jing?
*Your fathers at tea with the Swedish king*..."

"No Good Deed Goes Unpunished"

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I was copying it off of someone's page on YouTube, I think, and I guess that's the way they had it.

'Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends' & 'Stitch's Disobedience School' representative

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I think we're supposed to remember it from a flashback scene in Ben Barker's memory and make the connection between the present Beggar Woman and her past self. Just a bit before the distracted, nearly frantic, Sweeney does, too late, in a Euripedean scene of cathartic recognition.

MC Pye
The greatest victory your enemy can have is to make you a mirror of himself.

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