Scrooge (Muppets song)

Lyrics
Townspeople: When a cold wind blows it chills you Chills you to the bone But there's nothing in nature that freezes your heart Like years of being alone It paints you with indifference Like a lady paints with rouge And the worst of the worst The most hated and cursed Is the one that we call Scrooge Urchins: Unkind as any And the wrath of many This is Ebenezer Scrooge

Townspeople: Oh there goes Mister Humbug There goes Mister Grim If they gave a prize for being mean The winner would be him

Livestock: Old Scrooge he loves his money Cause he thinks it gives him power Vegetable: If he became a flavor You can bet he would be sour Blech!

Grocer: (spoken) Even the vegetables don't like him.

Pigeons: There goes Mister Skinflint There goes Mister Greed Cats: The undisputed master of The underhanded deed

Homeless people: He charges folks a fortune For his dark and drafty houses Us poor folk live in misery Father Mouse: It's even worse for mouses

Daughter Mouse: (spoken) Please, sir, I want some cheese.

Carolers: He must be so lonely He must be so sad He goes to extremes To convince us he's bad He's really a victim of fear and of fright Look close and there be a sweet man inside...

Naahhh! Eh-eh!

Townspeople: There goes Mister Outrage There goes Mister Sneer Puppeteer: He has no time for friends or fun Crocodile puppet: His anger makes that clear

Horses: Don't ask him for a favor Cause his nastiness increases Horse driver: No crust of bread for those in Mice: No cheeses for us meeces

Townspeople: There goes Mister Heartless There goes Mister Cruel He never gives he only takes Lets his hunger rule

If being mean's a way of life You'd practice and rehearse Townsman: Then all that work is paying off Cause Scrooge is getting worse All: Everyday in every way Scrooge is getting worse

French version

 * The most important difference between the original song and its French translation is that instead of replacing the different adjectives after "There goes Mr. ..." each time this line is used, the French version always uses the two same adjectives: M. Vampire (Mr. Vampire) and M. Cœur de Pierre (Mr. Stoneheart).
 * the song, while not the same idea,  compares to the song "Belle" from Beauty and the Beast. Both are the opening song of their respective films, are about the main protagonist, and sung behind the protagonists' back. They both involve the townspeople spreading rumors and both end a similar way, they both end with the protagonists,  Belle and Scrooge turning around to see the townspeople going back to work and end the song.
 * ironically, both films were released in 1992 and have a heroine named Belle.