When in the Les Miserables this was sang?
Days were counting down to the revolution, the schoolboys were at their barricade (Gavroche is in the streets). The casts were scattered around Paris, the beggars were yearning for their rights.
Beggars
Look down and see the beggars at your feet,
Look down and show some mercy if you can,
Look down and see the sweepings of the street,
Look down, Look down, upon your fellow man!
Gavroche
How do you do? My name's Gavroche.
This is my people, here's my patch.
Not much to look at, nothing posh.
Nothing that you'd call up to scratch.
This is my school, my high society
Here in the slums of Saint Michel,
We live on crumbs of humble piety
Tough on the teeth, but what the hell!
Think you're poor?
Think you're free?
Follow me, FOLLOW ME!
Beggars
Look down and show some mercy if you can;
Look down, Look down upon your fellow man!
Old Beggar Woman (to the young prostitute)
What you think yer at?
Hanging round my pitch?
If you're new around here, girl
You've got a lot to learn!
Young Prostitute (to the old beggar woman)
Listen you old bat!
Crazy bloody witch!
'Least I give my customers
Some pleasure in return!
Old Beggar Woman
I know what you give!
Give 'em all the pox!
Spread around your poison
Till they end up in a box.
Pimp
Leave the poor old cow,
Move it, Madeleine.
She used to be no better
Till the clap got to her brain.
Beggars
When's it gonna end?
When we gonna live?
Something's gotta happen now
Or something's gonna give
(It'll come, It'll come, It'll come, It'll come, It'll come, It'll come!)
Enjolras
Where are the leaders of the land?
Where are the swells who run this show?
Marius
Only one man and that's Lamarque
Speaks for these people here below.
Beggars
See our children fed
Help us in our shame
Something for a crust of bread
In Holy Jesus' name
Male Beggars
In the Lord's Holy name.
(In his name, In his name, In his name)
Marius
Lamarque is ill and fading fast!
Won't last the week out, so they say.
Enjolras
With all the anger in the land
How long before the judgement day?
Before we cut the fat ones down to size?
Before the barricades arise?
Gavroche
Watch out for old Thernardier
All of his family's on the make
Once ran a hash-house down the way
Bit of a swine and no mistake
He's got a gang
The bleeding layabout
Even his daughter does her share
That's Eponine, she knows her way about
Only a kid, but hard to scare
Do we care?
Not a cuss,
Long live us, LONG LIVE US!
Beggars
Look down and show some mercy if you can!
Look down, look down upon your fellow man!
Eponine
It's the police! Disappear!
Run for it, It's Javert!
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Lés Misérables Musical: Song Lyrics
De TodoA Compilation of remarkable Les Miserables songs, if you don't know Les Mis you should see this for a will to live- I don't own Les Miserables, all credits to Victor Hugo (LesMis Author), Herbert Kretzmer, Alain Albert Boublil, Jean Marc Natel, and...
