Poem girl

The poem girl was a girl on a screen who recited a poem about the Beast on a vator in the Starship UK when Timmy tried to use that vator to get to London. He was sent down to the Beast. (TV: The Beast Below)

The poem
The following poem was recited by the girl on a recording in an elevator:


 * A horse and a man, above, below,
 * One has a plan but both must go,
 * Mile after mile, above, beneath,
 * One has a smile and one has teeth,
 * Though the man above might say hello,
 * Expect no love from the beast below.

Amy Pond later recited a more positive revision of this poem:


 * In bed above, we're deep asleep,
 * While greater love lies further deep.
 * This dream must end, the world must know,
 * We all depend on the beast below.

Behind the scenes

 * The Poem Girl is assumed to be an homage to the Test Card Girl, who appeared on a test card used on television in the UK and elsewhere for more than four decades, usually while there was no on-air programming.