Young Cosette
There is a room that's full of toys,
There is a lady all in white,
I know a place where no one's lost,
Oh help! I think I hear them now,
Mme. Thénardier
We should never have taken you in in the first place
Still there Cosette? Young Cosette
Mme. Thénardier
Drinkers
Thénardier
Drinkers
Thénardier
Diners
Drinkers
Thénardier
Wife
Husband
Wife
Husband
Drinkers
Girl Just one more, or my old man is gonna do me in.
Thénardier
Master of the house
Master of the house
Thénardier & Drinkers
Thénardier
Enter M'sieur
This weighs a ton
Food beyond compare
Residents are more than welcome
Charge 'em for the lice
Thénardier & Chorus
Thénardier
Mme. Thénardier
Thénardier & Drinkers
Mme. Thénardier
Thénardier & Drinkers
Mme. Thénardier
Thénardier & Drinkers
Mme. Thénardier
Thénardier & Drinkers
Everybody bless his spouse!
Thénardier
Mme. Thénardier
All
Valjean
Valjean
Thénardier
Dear Fantine, gone to rest...
Valjean
Let us not talk of bargains or bones or greed
Mme. Thénardier
M. and Mme. Thénardier
Valjean
Come, Cosette, come, my dear
Beggars
Gavroche
Beggars
Old Beggar Woman
Young Prostitute
Old Beggar Woman
Pimp
Poor
Enjolras
Beggars
Marius
Enjolras
Gavroche
Beggars
Castle on a Cloud
There is a castle on a cloud,
I like to go there in my sleep,
Aren't any floors for me to sweep,
Not in my castle on a cloud.
There are a hundred boys and girls,
Nobody shouts or talks too loud,
Not in my castle on a cloud.
Holds me and sings a lullaby,
She's nice to see and she's soft to touch,
She says "Cosette, I love you very much."
I know a place where no one cries,
Crying at all is not allowed,
Not in my castle on a cloud.
and I'm nowhere near finished sweeping and
scrubbing and polishing the floor.
Oh, it's her! It's Madame!
Now look who's here
The little madam herself!
Pretending once again she's been `so awfully good,'
Better not let me catch you slacking
Better not catch my eye!
Ten rotten francs your mother sends me
What is that going to buy?
Now take that pail
My little `Mademoiselle'
And go and draw some water from the well!
How stupid the things that we do!
Like mother like daughter, the scum of the street.
Eponine, come my dear, Eponine, let me see you
You look very well in that new little blue hat
There's some little girls who know how to behave
And they know what to wear
And I'm saying thank heaven for that.
Your tears will do you no good!
I told you fetch some water from the well in the wood!
Please do not send me out alone
Not in the darkness on my own!
Enough of that, or I'll forget to be nice!
You heard me ask for something,
And I never ask twice!Master of the House
3 Come on you old pest
2 Fetch a bottle of your best
1 What's the nectar of the day?
Here, try this lot
Guaranteed to hit the spot
Or I'm not Thénardier
Gissa glass a rum
Landlord, over here!
Right away, you scum (to himself)
Right away, m'sieur (to customer)
1 God this place has gone to hell
2 So you tell me every year
6 Mine host Thénardier
He was there so they say,
At the field of Waterloo
7 Got there, it's true
When the fight was all through
1 But he knew just what to do
Crawling through the mud
So I've heard it said
Picking through the pockets
Of the English dead
8 He made a tidy score
From the spoils of war
My band of soaks
My den of dissolutes
My dirty jokes, my always pissed as newts.
My sons of whores
Spent their lives in my inn
Homing pigeons homing in
They fly through my doors
And their money's as good as yours
Don't have a clue
what he put
into this stew,
must've scraped it off the street.
God, what a wine
Chateau Neuf de Turpentine,
must've pressed it with his feet
Where's the wretched man?
Landlord, over here!
One more for the road!
Thénardier, one more slug o' gin.
Welcome, M'sieur
Sit yourself down
And meet the best
Innkeeper in town
As for the rest,
All of 'em crooks
Rooking their guests
And cooking the books.
Seldom do you see
Honest men like me
A gent of good intent
Who's content to be
Doling out the charm
Ready with a handshake
And an open palm
Tells a saucy tale
Makes a little stir
Customers appreciate a bon-viveur
Glad to do a friend a favor
Doesn't cost me to be nice
But nothing gets you nothing
Everything has got a little price!
Keeper of the zoo
Ready to relieve 'em
Of a sou or two
Watering the wine
Making up the weight
Pickin' up their knick-knacks
When they can't see straight
Everybody loves a landlord
Everybody's bosom friend
I do whatever pleases
Jesus! Won't I bleed 'em in the end!
Master of the house
Quick to catch yer eye
Never wants a passerby
To pass him by
Servant to the poor
Butler to the great
Comforter, philosopher,
And lifelong mate!
Everybody's boon companion
Everybody's chaperone
But lock up your valises
Jesus! Won't I skin you to the bone!
Lay down your load
Unlace your boots
And rest from the road
Travel's a curse
But here we strive
To lighten your purse
Here the goose is cooked
Here the fat is fried
And nothing's overlooked
Till I'm satisfied...
Food beyond belief
Mix it in a mincer
And pretend it's beef
Kidney of a horse
Liver of a cat
Filling up the sausages
With this and that
Bridal suite is occupied
Reasonable charges
Plus some little extras on the side!
Extra for the mice
Two percent for looking in the mirror twice
Here a little slice
There a little cut
Three percent for sleeping with the window shut
When it comes to fixing prices
There are a lot of tricks he knows
How it all increases
All those bits and pieces
Jesus! It's amazing how it grows!
Master of the house
Quick to catch yer eye
Never wants a passerby
To pass him by
Servant to the poor
Butler to the great
Comforter, philosopher,
And lifelong mate!
Everybody's boon companion
Gives 'em everything he's got
Dirty bunch of geezers
Jesus! What a sorry little lot!
I used to dream
That I would meet a prince
But God Almighty,
Have you seen what's happened since?
`Master of the house?'
Isn't worth me spit!
`Comforter, philosopher'
- and lifelong shit!
Cunning little brain
Regular Voltaire
Thinks he's quite a lover
But there's not much there
What a cruel trick of nature
Landed me with such a louse
God knows how I've lasted
Living with this bastard in the house!
Master of the house!
Master and a half!
Comforter, philosopher
Ah, don't make me laugh!
Servant to the poor. Butler to the great.
Hypocrite and toady and inebriate!
Everybody bless the landlord!
Everybody raise a glass
Raise it up the master's ass!
Everybody raise a glass to the master of the house!The Well Scene
Hush now
Do not be afraid of me
Don't cry
Show me where you live
Tell me, my child, what is your name?
Cosette
I'm called Cosette
The Thenardier Waltz of Treachery
I found her wandering in the wood
This little child, I found her trembling in the shadows
And I am here to help Cosette
And I will settle any debt you may think proper
I will pay what I must pay
To take Cosette away.
There is a duty I must heed,
There is a promise I have made
For I was blind to one in need
I did not see what stood before me
Now her mother is with God
Fantine's suffering is over
And I speak here with her voice
And I stand here in her place
And from this day and evermore
Mme. Thénardier Let me have your coat, M'sieur
Valjean
Cosette shall live in my protection
Thénardier
You are very welcome here
Valjean
I will not forsake my vow
Thénardier
Take a glass
Mme. Thénardier
Take a chair
Valjean
Cosette shall have a father now!
What to do? What to say?
Shall you carry our treasure away?
What a gem! What a pearl!
Beyond rubies is our little girl!
How can we speak of debt?
Let's not haggle for darling Cosette!
Have we done for her child what is best?
Shared our bread. Shared each bone.
Treated her like she's one of our own!
Like our own, Monsieur!
Your feelings do you credit, sir
And I will ease the parting blow
Now, may I say, we are agreed?
That would quite fit the bill
If she hadn't so often been ill
Little dear, cost us dear
Medicines are expensive, M'sieur
Not that we begrudged a sou
It's no more than we Christians must do!
One thing more, one small doubt
There are treacherous people about
No offense. Please reflect.
Your intentions may not be correct?
No more words. Here's your price.
Fifteen hundred for your sacrifice.
Come, Cosette, say goodbye
Let us seek out some friendlier sky.
Thank you both for Cosette
It won't take you too long to forget.
From now on I will always be here
Where I go, you will be.
Cosette:
Will there be castles and children to see?
Valjean:
Yes, Cosette, yes, it's true.
There's a castle just waiting for you.Look Down
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!
How do you do? My name's Gavroche.
These are 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 Michele
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!
Look down and show some mercy if you can
Look down, look down, upon your fellow man
What you think yer at?
Hanging round me pitch?
If you're new around here, girl
You've got a lot to learn!
Listen you old bat...
Crazy bloody witch...
'Least I give me customers
Some pleasure in return!
I know what you give!
Give 'em all the pox!
Spread around your poison
Till they end up in a box.
Leave the poor old cow,
Move it, Madeleine.
She used to be no better
Till the clap got to her brain.
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
Where 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.
See our children fed
Help us in our shame
Something for a crust of bread
In Holy Jesus' name
Urchin
In the Lord's Holy name.
Beggars
In his name, in his name, in his name...
Lamarque is ill and fading fast!
Won't last the week out, so they say.
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?
Watch out for old Thénardier
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!
Look down and show some mercy if you can
Look down, look down upon your fellow man!Next Page
