Les Misérables: The Staged Concert

[indistinct chatter] [crowd cheering and clapping] [crowd cheering and clapping] [crowd cheering and applauding] [vocalization] [vocalization] Look down, look down Don't look 'em in the eye Look down, look down You're here until you die The Sun is strong It's hot as hell below Look down, look down There's twenty years to go I've done no wrong Sweet Jesus, hear my prayer Look down, look down Sweet Jesus doesn't care I know she'll wait I know that she'll be true Look down, look down They've all forgotten you When I get free, you won't see me Here for dust [spits] Look down, look down Don't look 'em in the eye How long, O Lord Before you let me die?

Look down, look down You'll always be a slave Look down, look down You're standing in your grave Now bring me prisoner 2-4-6-0-1 Your time is up and your parole's begun You know what that means?

Yes, it means I'm free No It means you get your Yellow ticket-of-leave You are a thief I stole a loaf of bread You robbed a house I broke a window pane My sister's child was close to death And we were starving You will starve again Unless you learn the meaning of the law I know the meaning of those nineteen years A slave of the law Five years for what you did The rest because you tried to run Yes, 2-4-6-0-1 My name is Jean Valjean And I'm Javert Do not forget my name Do not forget me, 2-4-6-0-1 Look down, look down You'll always be a slave Look down, look down You're standing in your grave [vocalization] Freedom is mine The earth is still I feel the wind I breathe again And the sky clears The world is waking Drink from the pool How clean the taste Never forget the years, the waste Nor forgive them for what they've done They are the guilty, every one The day begins and now let's see What this new world will do for me You'll have to go I'll pay you off for the day Collect your bits and pieces There and be on your way You have given me half What the other men get This handful of tin wouldn't buy my sweat You leave my house Or feel the weight of my rod We're law-abiding people here Thanks be to God Thanks be to God Now I know how freedom feels The jailer always at your heels It is the law This piece of paper in my hand That makes me cursed throughout the land It is the law Like a cur I walk the street The dirt beneath their feet Come in, sir, for you are weary And the night is cold out there Though our lives are very humble What we have we have to share There is wine here to revive you There is bread to make you strong There's a bed to rest till morning Rest from pain and rest from wrong He let me eat my fill I had the lion's share The silver in my hand Cost twice what I had earned In all those nineteen years A lifetime of despair Yet he trusted me The old fool trusted me He'd done his bit of good I played the grateful serf And thanked him like I should But when the house was still I got up in the night Took the silver Took my fli-i-i-ight Tell his reverence your story Let us see if he's impressed You were lodging here last night You were the honest bishop's guest And then out of Christian goodness When he learned about your plight You maintain he made a present of this silver That is right But, my friend, you left so early Surely something slipped your mind You forgot I gave these also Would you leave the best behind?

So, messieurs, you may release him For this man has spoken true I commend you for your duty And God's blessing go with you But remember this, my brother See in this some higher plan You must use this precious silver To become an honest man By the witness of the martyrs By the passion and the blood God has raised you out of darkness I have bought your soul For God [panting] What have I done?

Sweet Jesus, what have I done?

Become a thief in the night Become a dog on the run And have I fallen so far and is the hour so late That nothing remains but the cry of my hate?

The cries in the dark that nobody hears Here I stand at the turning of the years If there's another way to go I missed it twenty long years ago My life was a war that could never be won They gave me a number and murdered Valjean When they chained me and left me for dead Just for stealing a mouthful of bread Yet why did I allow this man To touch my soul and teach me love?

He treated me like any other He gave me his trust, he called me brother My life he claims for God above Can such things be?

For I had come to hate the world This world that always hated me Take an eye for an eye Turn your heart into stone This is all I have lived for This is all I have known One word from him and I'll be back Beneath the lash upon the rack Instead he offers me my freedom I feel my shame inside me like a knife He told me that I have a soul How does he know?

What spirit comes to move my life?

Is there another way To go?

I am reaching But I fall And the night is closing in As I stare into the void To the whirlpool of my sin I'll escape now from that world From the world of Jean Valjean Jean Valjean is nothing now Another story Must begin [crowd cheering and applauding] At the end of the day you're another day older And that's all you can say For the life of the poor It's a struggle, it's a war And there's nothing that anyone's giving One more day standing about what is it for One day less to be living At the end of the day you're another day colder And the shirt on your back Doesn't keep out the chill And the righteous hurry past They don't hear the little ones crying And the winter is coming on fast Ready to kill One day nearer to dying At the end of the day There's another day dawning And the Sun in the morning Is waiting to rise Like the waves crash on the sand Like a storm that'll break any second There's a hunger in the land There's a reckoning still to be reckoned And there's gonna be hell to pay At the end of the day At the end of the day I get nothing for nothing Sitting flat on your bum doesn't buy any bread There are children back at home And the children have got to be fed And you're lucky to be in a job And in a bed [laughs] Hey And we're counting our blessings Have you seen how the foreman is fuming today?

With his terrible breath and his wandering hands?

It's because little Fantine Won't give him his way Take a look at his trousers You'll see where he stands [laughing] And the boss he never knows That the foreman is always on heat If Fantine doesn't look out, watch how she goes She'll be out on the street At the end of the day it's another day over With enough in your pocket to last for a week Pay the landlord, pay the shop Keep on grafting as long as you're able Keep on grafting till you drop Or it's back to the crumbs on the table Well you've got to pay your way At the end of the day And what have we here, little innocent sister?

[chuckles] Come on, Fantine, let's have all the news "Dear Fantine, you must send us more money Your child needs a doctor there's no time to lose" Give that letter to me it is none of your business With a husband at home and a bit on the side [laughing] Is there anyone here who can swear before God She has nothing to fear she has nothing to hide?

[clamoring] What is this fight all about?

Will someone tear these two apart?

This is a factory, not a circus Now come on, ladies, settle down I run a business of repute I am the mayor of this town I look to you to sort this out And be as patient as you can Now someone say how this began At the end of the day She's the one who began it There's a kid that she's hiding In some little town There's a man she has to pay You can guess how she picks up the extra You can bet she's earning her keep sleeping around And the boss wouldn't like it Yes it's true there's a child And the child is my daughter And her father abandoned us leaving us flat Now she lives with An innkeeper man and his wife And I pay for the child What's the matter with that?

At the end of the day She'll be nothing but trouble And there's trouble for all When there's trouble for one While we're earning our daily bread She's the one with her hands in the butter You must send the slut away Or we're all gonna end in the gutter And it's us who'll have to pay At the end of the day I might have known the bitch could bite I might have known the cat had claws I might have guessed your little secret Ah, yes, the virtuous Fantine [laughing] Who keeps herself so pure and clean You'd be the cause I have no doubt Of any trouble hereabout You play a virgin in the light Yet need no urging in the night She's been laughing at you While she's having her men She'll be nothing but trouble again and again You must sack her today Sack the girl today Right, my girl On your way [clamoring] There was a time when men were kind When their voices were soft And their words inviting There was a time when love was blind And the world was a song And the song was exciting There was a time Then it all went wrong I dreamed a dream in time gone by When hope was high and life worth living I dreamed that love would never die I dreamed that God would be forgiving Then I was young and unafraid And dreams were made and used and wasted There was no ransom to be paid No song unsung no wine untasted But the tigers come at night With their voices soft as thunder As they tear Your hope apart As they turn your dream To shame He slept a summer by my side He filled my days with endless wonder He took my childhood in his stride But he was gone when Autumn came And still I dream he'll come to me That we will live the years together But there are dreams that cannot be And there are storms we cannot weather I had a dream my life would be So different from this hell I'm living So different now from what it seemed Now life has killed the dream I Dreamed [crowd cheering and applauding] I smell women, smell 'em in the air Think I'll drop me anchor in that harbor over there Lovely ladies smell 'em through the smoke Seven months at sea Can make you hungry for a poke Even stokers need a little stoke Lovely ladies waiting for a bite Waiting for the customers who only come at night Lovely ladies ready for the call Standing up or lying down or any way at all Bargain prices up against the wall Come here, my dear Let's see this trinket you wear This bagatelle Madame I'll sell it to you I'll give you four That wouldn't pay for the chain I'll give you five You're far too eager to sell It's up to you It's all I have That's not my fault Please make it ten No more than five My dear, we all must stay alive Lovely ladies waiting in the dark Ready for a thick one Or a quick one in the park Long time, short time, any time, my dear Cost a little extra if you want to take all year Quick and cheap is underneath the pier What pretty hair What pretty locks you've got there What luck you've got It's worth a centime, my dear I'll take the lot Don't touch me, leave me alone Let's make a price I'll give you all of ten francs Just think of that It pays a debt Just think of that What can I do?

It pays a debt Ten francs may save my poor Cosette Give me the dirt Who's that bit over there?

A bit of skirt she's the one sold her hair She's got a kid, sends her all that she can I might've known there is always some man Lovely lady, come along and join us Lovely lady Come on, dearie, why all the fuss?

You're no grander than the rest of us Life has dropped you at the bottom of the heap Join your sisters Make money in your sleep [giggling] That's right, dearie, let him have the lot That's right, dearie Show him what you've got Old men, young men, take 'em as they come Harbor rats and alley cats And every kind of scum Poor men, rich men, leaders of the land See 'em with their trousers off They're never quite as grand All it takes is money in your hand Lovely ladies going for a song Got a lot of callers but they never stay for long Come on, captain, you can wear your shoes Don't it make a change To have a girl who can't refuse?

Easy money lying on a bed Just as well they never see The hate that's in your head Don't they know they're making love To one already dead?

Here's something new I think I'll give it a try Come closer, you, I like to see what I buy The usual price For just one slice of your pie I don't want you No, no, Monsieur, let me go Oh, is this a trick?

I won't pay more No, not at all BAMATABOIS: Oh, you've got some nerve, you ugly slut.

You've got some gall!

It's the same with a tart as it is with a grocer The customer sees what he gets in advance It's not for the whore to say yes, sir, or no, sir Not for the harlot to pick and to choose Or to lead me a dance I'll kill you, you bastard, try any of that Even a whore who has gone to the bad Won't be had by a rat By Christ you'll pay for what you've done This rat will make you bleed you'll see I guarantee I'll make you suffer For this disturbance of the peace For this insult to life and property I beg you don't report me, sir I'll do whatever you may want Oh, make your excuse to the police Tell me quickly what's the story Who saw what and why and where?

Let him give a full description Let him answer to Javert In this nest of whores and vipers Let one speak who saw it all Who laid hands on this good man here?

What's the substance of this brawl?

Javert, would you believe it?

I was crossing from the park When this prostitute attacked me You can see she left her mark She will answer for her actions When you make a full report You may rest assured, Monsieur That she will answer to the court There's a child who sorely needs me Please, Monsieur, she's but that high Holy God, is there no mercy?

If I go to jail she'll die I have heard such protestations Every day for twenty years Let's have no more explanations Save your breath and save your tears Honest work, just reward That's the way to please the Lord God bless you, Javert, sir A moment of your time, Javert I do believe this woman's tale But, Monsieur Mayor You've done your duty, let her be She needs a doctor not a jail But, Monsieur Mayor Can this be?

Where will she end This child without a friend?

I've seen your face before Show me some way to help you How have you come to grief In such a place as this?

Monsieur, don't mock me now I pray It's hard enough I've lost my pride You let your foreman Send me away Yes, you were there And turned aside I never did no wrong Is it true what I've done My daughter's close to dying To an innocent soul?

If there's a God above Had I only known then He'd let me die instead In His name my task has just begun I will see it done Monsieur Mayor I will see it done Monsieur Mayor I will see it done ONLOOKER: Look out!

It's a runaway cart!

Well done, sir Can this be true?

I don't believe what I see A man your age to be as strong as you are A memory stirs You make me think of a man From years ago A man who broke his parole, he disappeared Forgive me, sir, I would not dare Say what you must, don't leave it there I have only known one other Who can do what you have done He's a convict from the chain gang He's been ten years on the run But he couldn't run forever We have found his hideaway And he's just been re-arrested And he comes to court today Well, of course, he now denies it You'd expect that of a con But he couldn't run forever No, not even Jean Valjean You say this man denies it all And gives no sign of understanding Or repentance?

You say this man is going to trial And that he's sure to be returned To serve his sentence?

Come to that Can you be sure That I am not your man?

I have known the thief for ages Tracked him down through thick and thin And to make the matter certain There's the brand upon his skin He will bend, he will break This time there is no mistake JAVERT: Monsieur le Mayor.

He thinks that man is me without a second glance This stranger he has found This man could be my chance Why should I save his hide?

Why should I right this wrong?

When I have come so far and struggled for so long If I speak I am condemned If I stay silent I am damned I am the master of hundreds of workers They all look to me Can I abandon them?

How will they live If I am not free?

If I speak they are condemned If I stay silent I am Damned Who am I?

I condemn this man to slavery Pretend I do not feel his agony This innocent who wears my face Who goes to judgment in my place Who am I?

Can I conceal myself forevermore Pretend I'm not the man I was before?

And must my name until I die Be no more than an alibi?

Must I lie?

How can I ever face my fellow men?

How can I ever face myself again?

My soul belongs to God I know I made that bargain long ago He gave me hope when hope was gone He gave me strength to journey on Who am I?

Who am I?

I'm Jean Valjean And so, Javert, you see it's true This man bears no more guilt than you Who am I?

2-4-6-0-1 [crowd cheering and applauding] [crowd cheering and applauding] Cosette, it's turned so cold Cosette, it's past your bedtime You've played the day away And soon It will be night Come to me Cosette, the light is fading Don't you hear The winter wind is crying?

There's a darkness Which comes without a warning But I will sing you lullabies And wake you in the morning Oh, Fantine, our time is running out But, Fantine, I swear this on my life Look, Monsieur, where all the children play Be at peace Be at peace ever more My Cosette Shall live in my protection Take her now Your child will want for nothing Good, Monsieur, you come from God in heaven And none shall ever harm Cosette As long as I am living Take my hand The night grows ever colder Then I will keep you warm Take my child I give her to your keeping Take shelter from the storm For God's sake Please stay till I am sleeping And tell Cosette I love her And I'll see her When I wake Valjean At last we see each other plain Monsieur le Mayor You'll wear a different chain Before you say another word, Javert Before you chain me up like a slave again Listen to me, there is something I must do This woman leaves behind a suffering child There is none but me who can intercede In mercy's name three days are all I need Then I'll return, I pledge my word Then I'll return You must think me mad I've hunted you across the years Men like you can never change A man such as you Believe of me what you will Men like me can never change There is a duty that I'm sworn to do You know nothing of my life No, 2-4-6-0-1 All I did was steal some bread My duty is to the law You know nothing You have no rights Of this world Come with me, 2-4-6-0-1 You would sooner see me dead Now the wheel has turned around Jean Valjean is nothing now I am warning you, Javert Dare you talk to me of crime I'm the stronger man by far And the price you had to pay There is power in me yet Every man is born in sin My race is not yet run Every man must find his way I am warning you, Javert You know nothing of Javert There's nothing I won't dare I was born inside a jail If I have to kill you here I was born to scum like you I'll do what must be done I am from the gutter too This I swear to you tonight There is no place for you to hide Your child will live within my care Wherever you may hide away I will raise her to the light I swear to you I swear to you I will be there I will be there [crowd cheering and applauding] 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 is a lady all in white 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's lost I know a place where no one cries Crying at all is not allowed Not in my castle on a cloud Now look who's here [crowd laughs] 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 gonna buy?

Now take that pail, my little mademoiselle And go and draw some water from the well We should never have taken you In in the first place How stupid the things that we do Like mother, like daughter The scum of the street Still there, Cosette?

Your tears will do you no good I told you fetch some water From the well in the wood [crowd laughing] Please do not send me out alone Not in the darkness on my Na-na-na na-na... Enough of that Or I'll forget to be nice [crowd laughs] You heard me ask for something And I never ask twice Get on with it for God's sake THNARDIER: You woke me up again!

Aye!

Aye!

[crowd cheering and applauding] Ah-ha-ho!

[clears throat] Hello!

Hello, yes!

MADAME THNARDIER: Oh, woken up finally, have ya?

THNARDIER: Oh, wind ya neck in, ya pox-ridden trollop.

[crowd laughs] MADAME THNARDIER: Oh, shut up, you syphilitic old sod!

[crowd laughs] THNARDIER: Drop dead!

Welcome, Monsieur Sit yourself down And meet the best innkeeper in town As for the rest all of 'em crooks Rooking the guests and cooking the books Oh, it's terrible I'll tell ya Seldom do you see Honest men like me A gent of good intent Who's content to be Master of the house doling out the charm Ready with an handshake and an open palm Tells a saucy tale makes a little stir Well, customers appreciate a bon viveur Glad to do a friend a favor Well, it doesn't cost me to be nice But nothing gets you nothing Everything has got a little price Master of the house 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 the 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 your eye Never wants a passer-by 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 Oi oi here's one Enter, Monsieur Lay down your load Unlace your boots and rest from the road Oh, this weighs a ton 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 compare food beyond belief Mix it in a mincer and pretend it's beef Kidney of an 'orse liver of a cat Filling up the sausages with this and that Residents are more than welcome Bridal suite is occupied You'll be lucky Reasonable charges plus Some little extras on the side [chuckles] Charge 'em for the lice 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 lots of tricks he knows How it all increases all them bits and pieces Jesus, it's amazing how it grows Master of the house quick to catch your eye Never wants a passer-by 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 What you looking at?

I used to dream that I would meet a prince But, God Almighty Have you seen what's happened since?

[crowd laughs] Master of the house Isn't worth my spit Comforter, philosopher and lifelong #*#*#*#* Cunning little brain regular Voltaire Thinks he's quite a lover But there's not [whispers] much there [crowd laughs] 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, ha ha!

Master of the house Master and a half Comforter, philosopher Don't make me laugh Servant to the poor butler to the great Hypocrite and toady and inebriate Everybody bless the landlord Everybody bless his spouse Everybody raise a glass CROWD: Hoooo!

Raise it up the master's arse Everybody raise a glass To the master of the house [cheering] [crowd cheering and applauding] MADAME THNARDIER: Ah!

THNARDIER: [indistinct] MADAME THNARDIER: Oh, Monsieur!

[indistinct chatter] Oh, thank you!

[laughs] [crowd cheering and applauding] [laughs] Oh, thank you.

[crowd cheering and applauding] I found her wandering In the woods this little child I found her trembling in the shadows THNARDIER: Who's this bloke?

I am here to help Cosette And I will settle any debt You may think proper I will pay THNARDIERS: Pay?

What I must pay THNARDIERS: Pay?

To take Cosette away There is a duty I must heed THNARDIER: Right [crowd laughing] There is a promise I have made For I was blind to one in need THNARDIER: Oh, what's he on about?

MADAME THNARDIER: I don't know I did not see what stood before me Now her mother is with God THNARDIER: Says now her mother is with God.

MADAME THNARDIER: I heard.

THNARDIER: Oh.

Fantine's suffering is over THNARDIER: Oh, blimey, Fantine's snuffed it.

MADAME THNARDIER: #*#*#*#*.

And I speak here with her voice MADAME THNARDIER: What do we do now?

[grunts] And I stand here in her place And from this day and evermore MADAME THNARDIER: Let me take your coat, Monsieur.

Cosette shall live in my protection THNARDIER: You are very welcome here.

I shall not forsake my vow THNARDIER: Take a glass.

MADAME THNARDIER: Take a chair.

Cossette shall have a father now THNARDIER: Leave it to me, I've got this.

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 Courgette Cosette Cosette [crowd laughing] Dear Fantine gone to rest Have we done for her child what is best?

Shared our bread, didn't we?

Oh, yes Shared each bone Treated her like she's one of our own Like our own, Monsieur Your feelings do you credit, sir Oh, thank you And I will ease the parting blow Let us not talk of bargains Or bones or greed Now may I say we are agreed?

Oh, that would quite fit the bill If she hadn't so often been ill Oh Little dear Yes, yes Cost us dear Medicines are expensive, Monsieur Shocking Not that we begrudged a sou No, no, no, no It's no more Than we Christians must do [crowd laughing] 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 Bye Let us seek out some friendlier sky Thank you both Hey?

For Cosette Oh, whatever It won't take you too long to forget Take fifteen hundred Yes, it's all mine [laughs] 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 'Ow 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 the land that fought for liberty Now when we fight, we fight for bread Here is the thing about equality Everyone's equal when they're dead Take your place, take your chance Vive la France vive la France Look down and show some mercy if you can Look down, look down upon your fellow man Where are the leaders of the land?

Where are the swells who run this show?

Only one man and that's Lamarque Speaks for the people here below See our children fed help us in our shame Something for a crust of bread in holy Jesus' name In the Lord's holy name In His name, in His name, in His name Lamarque is ill and fading fast Won't last a week out so they say With all the anger in the land How long before the judgment day?

Before we cut the fat ones down to size?

Before the barricades arise?

Watch out for old Thenardier 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 These bloody students on our streets Here they come slumming once again Our Eponine would kiss their feet She never had a scrap of brain Hey, Eponine, what's up today?

I haven't seen you much about Here you can always catch me in Mind the police don't catch you out Here what'd you do with all these books?

I could've been a student too Don't judge a girl on how she looks I know a lot of things, I do Poor Eponine, the things you know You wouldn't find in books like these I like the way you grow your hair I like the way you always tease Little he knows Little he sees [whistles] Here's the old boy Stay on the job And watch out for the law Stay out of this But, Eponine You'll be in trouble here It's not your concern, you'll be in the clear Who is that man?

Leave me alone Why is he here?

Hey, Eponine I didn't see you there Forgive me Please, Monsieur, come this way Here's a child that ain't eaten today Save a life [baby noises] Spare a sou...

Shut up [baby noises] God rewards all the good what you do Wait a bit Know that face Ain't the world a remarkable place?

Men like me don't forget You're the bastard who borrowed Cosette What is this?

Are you mad?

No, Monsieur, you don't know what you do You know me, you know me I'm a con just like you It's the police, disappear, run for it It's Javert Another brawl in the square Another stink in the air Was there a witness to this?

Well, let him speak to Javert Monsieur, the streets are not safe But let these vermin beware We'll see that justice is done Look upon this fine collection Crawled from underneath a stone This swarm of worms and maggots Could have picked you to the bone I know this man over here I know his name and his trade And on your witness, Monsieur We'll see him suitably paid But where's the gentleman gone?

And why the hell did he run?

You will have a job to catch him He's the one you should arrest No more bourgeois when you scratch him Than that brand upon his chest Could it be he's some old jailbird That the tide now washes in?

Heard my name and started running Has the brand upon his skin And the girl who stood beside him When I turned, they both had gone Could he be the man I've hunted?

Could it be he's Jean Valjean?

THNARDIER: Huh?

[crowd laughs] MADAME THNARDIER: Go on.

THNARDIER: Hey?

MADAME THNARDIER: Go on.

THNARDIER: Ah, alright.

[clears throat] In the absence of a victim Dear Inspector, may I go?

And remember when you've nicked him It was me what told you so THNARDIER: It's good that, wasn't it?

MADAME THNARDIER: Oh, yes, it was good, yeah.

Let the old man keep on running I will run him Off his feet THNARDIER: Oh, my Lord.

[crowd laughing] Everyone about your business Clear this garbage off the street THNARDIER: Hey, you set me up there!

JAVERT: Move!

[indistinct yelling] [crowd applauding] There Out in the darkness A fugitive running Fallen from God Fallen from grace God be my witness I never shall yield Till we come face to face Till we come face to face He knows his way in the dark Mine is the way of the Lord Those who follow the path of the righteous Shall have their reward And those who fall as Lucifer fell The flame The sword Stars In your multitudes Scarce to be counted Filling the darkness With order and light You are the sentinels Silent and sure Keeping watch in the night Keeping watch in the night You know your place in the sky You hold your course and your aim And each in your season returns and returns And is always the same And if you fall as Lucifer fell You fall in flame And so it must be For so it is written On the doorway to paradise That those who falter and those who fall Must pay The price Lord, let me find him That I may see him Safe behind bars I will never rest Till then This I swear This I swear by The stars [crowd cheering and applauding] [crowd cheering and applauding] That inspector thinks he's something But it's me who runs this town And my theater never closes And the curtain's never down Trust Gavroche, have no fear You can always find me here [crowd cheering and applauding] [clamoring] At Notre Dame the sections are prepared At Rue du Bac they're straining at the leash Students, workers, everyone There's a river on the run Like the flowing of the tide Paris coming to our side The time is here So near it's stirring the blood in their veins And yet beware Don't let the wine go to your brains For the army we fight is a dangerous foe With the men and the arms that we never can match It is easy to sit here and swat 'em like flies But the National Guard will be harder to catch We need a sign To rally the people to call them to arms To bring them in line Marius, you're late What's wrong today?

You look as if you've seen a ghost Some wine and say what's going on?

A ghost you say?

A ghost maybe She was just like a ghost to me One minute there, then she was gone MAN: Yeah.

[indistinct chatter] I am agog, I am aghast Is Marius in love at last?

I've never heard him ooh and aah You talk of battles to be won And here he comes like Don Juan It is better than an opera GRANTAIRE: Thank you, gentlemen.

I know.

It is time for us all to decide who we are Do we fight for the right To a night at the opera now?

Have you asked of yourselves What's the price you might pay?

Is this simply a game For rich young boys to play?

The colors of the world are changing day by day Red, the blood of angry men Black, the dark of ages past Red, a world about to dawn Black, the night that ends at last Had you been there tonight You might know how it feels To be struck to the bone In a moment of breathless delight Had you been there tonight You might also have known How the world may be changed In just one burst of light And what was right seems wrong And what was wrong seems right Red I feel my soul on fire Black My world if she's not there Red The color of desire Black The color of despair Marius, you're no longer a child I do not doubt you mean it well But now there is a higher call Who cares about your lonely soul?

We strive towards a larger goal Our little lives don't count at all Red, the blood of angry men Black, the dark of ages past Red, a world about to dawn Black, the night That ends at last [crowd cheering and applauding] Well, Courfeyrac, do we have all the guns?

Feuilly, Combeferre, our time is running short GAVROCHE: Listen!

ENJOLRAS: Grantaire!

Put the bottle down GAVROCHE: Listen to me!

Do we have the guns we need?

Give me brandy on my breath And I'll breathe them all to death GAVROCHE: Listen, everybody!

General Lamarque is dead.

Lamarque is dead Lamarque, his death is the hour of fate The people's man His death is the sign we await On his funeral day they will honor his name With the light of rebellion Ablaze in their eyes From their candles of grief We will kindle our flame On the tomb of Lamarque shall our barricades rise The time is here Let us welcome it gladly with courage and cheer Let us take to the streets With no doubt in our hearts But a jubilant shout They will come one and all They will come When we call [cheering] Do you hear the people sing?

Singing the song of angry men?

It is the music of a people Who will not be slaves again When the beating of your heart Echoes the beating of the drums There is a life about to start When tomorrow comes Will you join in our crusade?

Who will be strong and stand with me?

Beyond the barricade Is there a world you long to see?

Then join in the fight That will give you the right To be free Do you hear the people sing?

Singing the song of angry men?

It is the music of a people Who will not be slaves again When the beating of your heart Echoes the beating of the drums There is a life about to start When tomorrow comes Will you give all you can give So that our banner may advance?

Some will fall and some will live Will you stand up and take your chance?

The blood of the martyrs will water The meadows of France Do you hear the people sing?

Singing the song of angry men?

It is the music of a people Who will not be slaves again When the beating of your heart Echoes the beating of the drums There is a life about to start When tomorrow comes [crowd cheering and applauding] How strange this feeling That my life's begun at last This change Can people really fall in love so fast?

What's the matter with you, Cosette?

Have you been too much on your own?

So many things unclear, so many things unknown In my life There are so many questions and answers That somehow seem wrong In my life there are times When I catch in the silence The sigh of a far away song And it sings of a world that I long to see Out of reach Just a whisper away awaiting for me Does he know I'm alive?

Do I know if he's real?

Did he see what I see?

Does he feel what I feel?

In my life I'm no longer alone Now the love in my life is so near Find me now Find me here Dear Cosette, you're such a lonely child How pensive, how sad you seem to me Believe me, were it within my power I'd fill each passing hour How quiet it must be I can see With only me for company There's so little I know that I'm longing to know Of the child that I was in a time long ago There's so little you say Of the life you have known Why you keep to yourself, why we're always alone So dark, so dark and deep The secrets that you keep In my life I'm no longer a child And I yearn for the truth that you know Of the years Years ago You will learn Truth is given by God to us all in our time In our turn In my life She has burst like the music of angels The light of the Sun And my life seems to stop as if something is over And something has scarcely begun Eponine, you're the friend Who has brought me here Thanks to you I am one with the gods and heaven is near And I soar through a world That is new, that is free Every word that he says is a dagger in me In my life There's been no one like him anywhere Anywhere where he is If he asked I'd be his In my life In my life There is someone who touches my life Waiting near Waiting here A heart full of love A heart full of song I'm doing everything all wrong Oh, God, for shame I do not even know your name Dear Mademoiselle Won't you say?

Will you tell?

A heart full of love No fear, no regret My name is Marius Pontmercy And mine's Cosette Cosette, I don't know what to say Then make no sound I am lost I am... A heart full of light Found A night bright as day A night bright as day And you must never go away Cosette, Cosette This is a chain we'll never break Do I dream?

I'm awake A heart full of love He was never mine to lose A heart full of you A heart full of you Why regret what could not be?

I knew it too These are words he'll never say Not to me From today Not to me, not for me Every day His heart full of love For it isn't a dream He will never Not a dream Feel this way After all [crowd cheering and applauding] This is his lair I've seen the old fox around He keeps himself to himself He's staying close to the ground I smell profit here Ten years ago he came and paid for Cosette I let her go for a song It's time we settled the debt This'll cost him dear What do I care who you should rob?

Shut up Give me my share, finish the job You shut your mouth, you'll get what's yours What have we here?

Who is this hussy?

It's your brat Eponine Don't you know your own kid?

Why's she hanging about you?

Eponine, get on home, you're not needed in this We're enough here without you I know this house, I tell you [shushing] There's nothing here for you Shut up Just the old man and the girl They live ordinary lives Don't interfere, you've got some gall Take care, young miss, you've got a lot to say She's going soft Happens to all Go home, 'Ponine, go home, you're in the way I'm gonna scream, I'm gonna warn them here One little scream and You'll regret it for a year [man laughing] [Eponine screams] Make for the sewers, get underground Leave her to me, don't wait around Oh, you wait, my girl, you'll rue this night I'll make you scream, you'll scream, alright It was your cry sent them away Once more 'Ponine saving the day Dearest Cosette, my friend 'Ponine brought me to you Showed me the way Someone is near, let's not be seen Somebody's here My God, Cosette, I heard a cry in the dark I heard the shout Of angry voices in the street That was my cry you heard, papa I was afraid of what they'd do They ran away when they heard my cry Cosette, my child, what will become of you?

Three men I saw beyond the wall Three men in shadow moving fast This is a warning to us all These are the shadows of the past Must be Javert He's found my cover at last I've got to get Cosette away before they return We must get away from shadows That will never let us be Tomorrow to Calais and then A ship across the sea Hurry, Cosette, prepare to leave and say no more Tomorrow we'll away But, Papa Hurry, Cosette, it's time to close another door And live another day One day more Another day, another destiny This never-ending road to Calvary These men who seem to know my crime Will surely come a second time One day more I did not live until today How can I live when we are parted?

One day more Tomorrow you'll be worlds away And yet with you my world has started One more day all on my own Will we ever meet again?

One more day with him not caring I was born to be with you What a life I might have known And I swear I will be true But he never saw me there One more day before the storm Do I follow where she goes?

At the barricades of freedom Shall I join my brothers there?

When our ranks begin to form Do I stay and do I dare?

Will you take your place with me?

The time is now The day is here One day more One more day to revolution We will nip it in the bud We'll be ready for these schoolboys They will wet themselves with blood Watch 'em run amok, catch 'em as they fall Never know your luck When there's a free-for-all Here a little dip, there a little touch Most of them are goners, so they won't miss much One day to a new beginning Raise the flag of freedom high Every man will be a king Every man will be a king There's a new world for the winning There's a new world to be won Do you hear the people sing?

My place is here I fight with you One day more I will join these people's heroes I will follow where they go One more day all on my own I will know their little secrets I will know the things they know One day more Watch 'em run amok Catch 'em as they fall Never know your luck When there's a free-for-all We'll be ready for these schoolboys Tomorrow is the judgment day Tomorrow we'll discover What our God in heaven has in store One more dawn One more day One day More [crowd cheering and applauding] [clamoring] Here upon these stones We will build our barricade In the heart of the city we claim as our own Each man to his duty and don't be afraid Wait!

I will need a report On the strength of the foe I can find out the truth I know their ways Fought their wars, served my time In the days of my youth Hey, little boy, what's this I see?

God, Eponine, the things you do I know this is no place for me Still I would rather be with you Get out before the trouble starts Get out, 'Ponine, you might get shot I've got you worried, now I have That shows you like me quite a lot There is a way that you can help You are the answer to a prayer Please take this letter to Cosette And pray to God that she's still there Little he knows Little he cares I have a letter, Monsieur It's addressed to your daughter Cosette It's from a boy at the barricade, sir In the Rue de Villette Give me that letter here, my boy He said to give it to Cosette You have my word That my daughter will know What this letter contains Tell the young man she will read it tomorrow And here's for your pains Go careful now Stay out of sight There's danger in the streets tonight "Dearest Cosette "You have entered my soul And soon you will be gone" "Can it be only a day since we met And the world was reborn?"

"If I should fall in the battle to come Let this be my goodbye" "Now that I know that you love me as well It is harder to die" "I pray that God Will bring me home to be with you" "Pray for your Marius" "He prays for you" And now I'm all alone again Nowhere to turn, no one to go to Without a home, without a friend Without a face to say hello to And now the night is near Now I can make believe he is here Sometimes I walk alone at night When everybody else is sleeping I think of him and then I'm happy With the company I'm keeping The city goes to bed And I can live inside My head On my own Pretending he's beside me All alone I walk with him till morning Without him I feel his arms around me And when I lose my way I close my eyes And he has found me In the rain The pavement shines like silver All the lights Are misty in the river In the darkness The trees are full of starlight And all I see is him and me forever and forever And I know it's only in my mind That I'm talking to myself and not to him And although I know that he is blind Still I say There's a way for us I love him But when the night is over He is gone The river's just a river Without him the world around me changes The trees are bare And everywhere the streets Are full of strangers I love him But every day I'm learning All my life I've only been pretending Without me his world will go on turning A world that's full of happiness That I have Never known I love him I love him I love him But only On my Own [crowd cheering and applauding] [clamoring] Now we pledge ourselves to hold this barricade Let them come in their Legions and they will be met [clamoring] Have faith in yourselves and do not be afraid Let's give 'em a screwing they'll never forget This is where it begins And if I should die in the fight to be free Where the fighting is hardest, there will I be Let them come if they dare We'll be there [indistinct chatter] ENJOLRAS: Get down!

You at the barricade, listen to this No one is coming to help you to fight You're on your own You have no friends Give up your guns or die Damn their warnings, damn their lies They will see the people rise Damn their warnings, damn their lies They will see the people rise [gunshots] JOLY: He's back!

Listen, my friends, I have done as I said I have been to their lines I have counted each man I will tell what I can [clamoring] Better be warned, they have armies to spare And our danger is real We will need all our cunning To bring them to heel [indistinct chatter] Have faith If you know what their movements are We'll spoil their game There are ways that a people can fight We shall overcome their power I have overheard their plans There will be no attack tonight They intend to starve us out Before they start a proper fight Concentrate their force, hit us from the right Liar [crowd laughing] Good evening, dear inspector Lovely evening, my dear I know this man, my friends His name's Inspector Javert MAN: Get him!

[grunts] So don't believe a word he says 'Cause none of it's true This only goes to show what little people can do Bravo, little Gavroche You're the top of the class So what are we going to do With this snake in the grass?

Tie this man and take him to the tavern in there The people will decide your fate Inspector Javert Shoot the bastard Shoot me now Or shoot me later Every schoolboy to his sport Death to each and every traitor I renounce your people's court Take this man, bring him through There is work we have to do MAN: There's a boy climbing the barricade!

[gunshots] Good God, what are you doing?

'Ponine, have you no fear?

Have you seen my beloved?

Why have you come back here?

Took the letter like you said I met her father at the door He said he would give it I don't think I can stand anymore Eponine, what's wrong?

There's something wet upon your hair Eponine, you're hurt, you need some help Oh, God, it's everywhere Don't you fret, Monsieur Marius I don't feel any pain A little fall of rain Can hardly hurt me now You're here That's all I need to know And you will keep me safe And you will keep me close And rain will make the flowers grow But you will live, 'Ponine Dear God above If I could close your wounds with words of love Just hold me now and let it be Shelter me Comfort me You would live a hundred years If I could show you how I won't desert you now The rain can't hurt me now This rain will wash away what's past And you will keep me safe And you will keep me close I'll sleep in your embrace at last The rain that brings you here Is heaven blessed The skies begin to clear and I'm at rest A breath away from where you are I've come home From so far Hush-a-bye So don't you fret Dear Eponine Monsieur Marius You won't feel any pain I don't feel any pain A little fall of rain Can hardly hurt you now Can hardly hurt me now I'm here That's all I need to know And you will keep me safe I will stay with you Till you are sleeping And you will keep me close And rain And rain Will make the flowers Will make the flowers Grow [crowd cheering and applauding] She is the first to fall The first of us to fall upon this barricade Her name was Eponine Her life was cold and dark Yet she was unafraid We fight here in her name She will not die in vain She will not be betrayed Here comes a man in uniform What brings you to this place?

I come here as a volunteer Approach and show your face You wear an army uniform That's why they let me through You've got some years behind you, sir There's much that I can do You see that prisoner over there?

A volunteer like you A spy who calls himself Javert He's gonna get it too They're getting ready to attack Take this and use it well But if you shoot us in the back You'll never live to tell FEMALE STUDENT: Platoon of sappers advancing towards the barricade!

MALE STUDENT: Troops behind them!

Fifty men or more!

ENJOLRAS: Hold!

Fire!

[gunshots] [gunshots] [gunshots] MALE STUDENT: They're retreating!

Look how they turn and run And so the war was won They will be back again make an attack again For your presence of mind For the deed you have done I will thank you, Monsieur When our battle is won Give me no thanks, Monsieur There's something you can do If it is in my power Give me the spy Javert, let me take care of him The law is inside out, the world is upside down Do what you have to do, the man belongs to you The enemy may be regrouping Hold yourselves in readiness Come on, my friends, back to your positions The night is falling fast We meet again You've hungered for this all your life Take your revenge How right you should kill with a knife You talk too much Your life is safe in my hands Don't understand Get out of here Valjean, take care, I'm warning you Clear out of here Once a thief, forever a thief What you want you always steal You would trade your life for mine Yes, Valjean, you want a deal Kill me now for all I care If you let me go beware You'll still answer to Javert You are wrong and always have been wrong I'm a man no worse than any man You are free and there are no conditions No bargains or petitions There's nothing that I blame you for You've done your duty Nothing more If I come out of this alive You'll find me at number 55 Rue Plumet No doubt our paths will cross again Go Drink with me To days gone by Sing with me The songs we knew Here's to pretty girls who went to our heads Here's to witty girls who went to our beds Here's to them And here's to you Drink with me To days gone by Can it be You fear to die?

Will the world remember you when you fall?

Can it be your death means nothing at all?

Is your life Just one more lie?

Drink with me Drink with me To days To days Gone by Gone by To the life To the life That used That used To be To be At the shrine of friendship never say die Let the wine of friendship never run dry Here's to you Here's to you And here's And here's To me To me Do I care if I should die Now she goes across the sea?

Life without Cosette means nothing at all Would you weep, Cosette, should Marius fall?

Will you weep Cosette For me?

God on High Hear my prayer In my need You have always been there He is Young He's afraid Let him rest Heaven blessed Bring him home Bring him home Bring him home He's like the son I might have known If God had granted me a son The summers die one by one How soon they fly on and on And I am old And will be gone Bring him Peace Bring him joy He is young He is only a boy You can take You can give Let him be Let him live If I die Let me die Let him live Bring him home Bring him home Bring him Home [crowd cheering and applauding] [crowd cheering and applauding] [crowd cheering and applauding] ENJOLRAS: Positions!

You at the barricade, listen to this The people of Paris sleep in their beds You have no chance No chance at all Why throw your lives away?

Let us die facing our foes Make them bleed while we can Make them pay through the nose May them pay for every man Let others rise to take our place Until the earth Is free [gunshots] [gunshots] [gunshots] [gunshots] Here's a tasty ring Pretty little thing I wouldn't want to waste it That would really be a crime Thank you, sir, I'm in your debt Here's another toy Take it off the boy His heart's no longer going And he's lived his little time But his watch is ticking yet Well, someone's gotta clean them up, my friends Before the little harvest disappears into the mud Someone's got to collect their odds and ends When the gutters run with blood Oh, it's a world Where the dog eats the dog Where they kill for the bones in the street And God in His heaven He don't interfere 'Cause He's dead As the stiffs at me feet I raise my eyes to see the heavens And only the moon Looks down The harvest moon Shines down [laughs] Jean Valjean Ain't the world a remarkable place?

It's you, Javert I knew you wouldn't wait too long The faithful servant at his post once more This man's done no wrong And he needs a doctor's care I warned you I would not give in I won't be swayed Another hour yet And then I'm yours And all our debts are paid The man of mercy comes again And talks of justice Come, time is running short Look down, Javert He's standing in his grave, give way Take him, Valjean, before I change my mind I will be waiting, 2-4-6-0-1 Who is this man?

What sort of devil is he?

To have me caught in a trap And choose to let me go free?

It was his hour at last to put a seal on my fate Wipe out the past and wash Me clean off the slate All it would take was a flick of his knife Vengeance was his And he gave me back my life Damned if I live in the debt of a thief Damned if I yield at the end of the chase I am the law and the law is not mocked I'll spit his pity right back in his face There is nothing on Earth that we share It is either Valjean or Javert How can I now allow this man To hold dominion over me?

This desperate man whom I have hunted He gave me my life, he gave me freedom I should have perished by his hand It was his right It was my right to die as well And yet I live But live in a hell And my thoughts fly apart Can this man be believed?

Shall his sins be forgiven?

Shall his crimes Be reprieved?

And must I now begin to doubt Who never doubted all these years?

My heart is stone and yet it trembles The world I have known is lost in shadow Is he from heaven or from hell?

And does he know That granting me my life today This man Has killed me Even so?

I am reaching But I fall And the stars are black and cold As I stare into the void Of a world that cannot hold [sighs] I'll escape now from that world From the world of Jean Valjean There is nowhere I can turn There is no way To go on [crowd cheering and applauding] [crowd cheering and applauding] Did you see them going off to fight?

Children of the barricade who didn't last the night They were schoolboys, never held a gun Fighting for a new world That would rise up like the Sun Where's that new world Now the fighting's done?

Who will wake them?

No one ever will No one ever told them That a summer's day can kill Same old story, what's the use of tears?

What's the use of praying If there's nobody who hears?

Turning, turning Turning, turning, turning Through the years Turning, turning, turning through the years Minutes into hours and the hours into years Nothing changes Nothing changes Nothing ever can Nothing ever can Round and round the roundabout Round and round And back where you began There's a grief that can't be spoken There's a pain goes on and on Empty chairs at empty tables Now my friends are dead and gone Here they talked of revolution Here it was they lit the flame Here they sang about tomorrow And tomorrow never came From the table in the corner They could see a world reborn And they rose with voices ringing And I can hear them now The very words that they had sung Became their last communion On the lonely barricade At dawn Oh, my friends, my friends, forgive me That I live and you are gone There's a grief that can't be spoken There's a pain goes on and on Phantom faces at the window Phantom shadows on the floor Empty chairs at empty tables Where my friends will meet no more Oh, my friends, my friends Don't ask me What your sacrifice was for Empty chairs at empty tables Where my friends will sing No more [crowd cheering and applauding] [crowd cheering and applauding] Every day you walk with stronger step You walk with longer step The worst is over Every day I wonder every day Who was it brought me here from the barricade Don't think about it Marius, with all the years ahead of us I will never go away and we will be together Every day Every day we'll remember that night And the vow that we made A heart full of love She was never mine to keep A night full of you The words are old, but always true She is youthful, she is free Cosette, Cosette I saw you waiting and I knew Love is the garden of the young Waiting for you Let it be At your feet Let it be At your call And it wasn't a dream A heart full of love Not a dream This I give you After all This day [crowd cheering and applauding] Monsieur, this is a day I never can forget Is gratitude enough for giving me Cosette?

Your home shall be with us And not a day shall pass But we will prove our love to you Whom we shall call a father to us both A father to us all Not another word, my son There's something now that must be done There lived a man Whose name was Jean Valjean He stole some bread to save his sister's son For nineteen winters served his time In sweat he washed away his crime Years ago He broke parole and lived a life apart How could he tell Cosette and break her heart?

It's for Cosette this must be faced If he is caught, she is disgraced The time has come to journey on And from this day he must be gone Who am I?

Who am I?

You're Jean Valjean What can I do that will turn you from this?

Monsieur, you cannot leave Whatever I tell my beloved Cosette She will never believe Make her believe I have gone On a journey a long way away Tell her my heart was too full for farewells It is better this way Promise me, Monsieur, Cosette will never know I give my word What I have spoken Why I must go For the sake of Cosette It must be so Ring out the bells upon this day of days May all the angels of the Lord above In jubilation sing their songs of praise And crown this blessed time With peace and love MAJOR DOMO: "The Baron and Baroness du Thenard wish to pay their respects to the groom."

MADAME THNARDIER: Oh, that's nice, isn't it?

THNARDIER: Oh, I like what they've done with the place.

Nice, yes.

MADAME THNARDIER: They're nice, they're nice.

I forget where we met Was it not at the Chateau Lafarge?

Where the Duke did that puke Down the Duchess's dcolletage?

No, Baron de Thenard The circles I move in are humbler by far Go away, Thenardier Do you think I don't know who you are?

Bugger He's not fooled Told you so Alright Show Monsieur what you've come here to show Tell the boy what you know [crowd laughing] Pity to disturb you at a feast like this But five hundred francs Surely wouldn't come amiss In God's name, say what you have to say But first you pay Yeah, pay up.

No, we're joking, we're joking [laughs] THNARDIER: Ooh-ah.

MADAME THNARDIER: Ta.

What I saw clear as light Jean Valjean in the sewers that night Had this corpse on his back Hanging there like a bloody great sack I was there Never fear Even found me this fine souvenir I know this, this was mine This is surely some heavenly sign One thing more Mark this well It was the night that the barricades fell Then it's true, then I'm right Jean Valjean was my savior that night As for you Yeah?

Take this too God, forgive us the things that we do Shut up Come, my love Shut up Come, Cosette This day's blessings are not over yet [laughing] [grunts] Maestro I should have married your sister Ain't it a laugh?

Ain't it a treat?

Hob-nobbin' here among the elite?

La la la-la Here comes a prince, there goes a Jew This one's a queer, but what can you do?

Not for me, I can assure you [crowd laughing] Paris at me feet Paris in the dust And here's me breaking bread With the upper crust Beggar at the feast, master of the dance Life is easy pickings if you grab your chance Everywhere you go, law-abiding folk Doing what is decent, but they're mostly broke Singing to the Lord on Sundays Praying for the gifts He'll send But we're the ones who take it We're the ones who make it in the end Watch the buggers dance, watch 'em till they drop Keep your wits about you and you stand on top Masters of the land, always get our share Clear away the barricades and we're still there We know where the wind is blowing Money is the stuff we smell And when we're rich as Croesus Jesus!

Won't we see you all in hell?

[clapping] [laughs] [crowd cheering and applauding] [crowd cheering and applauding] Alone I wait in the shadows I count the hours till I can sleep I dreamed a dream Cosette stood by It made her weep to know I die Alone at the end of the day Upon this wedding night I pray Take these children, my Lord, to Thy embrace And show them Grace God on High Hear my prayer Take me now To Thy care Where You are Let me be Take me now Take me there Bring me home Bring me home Monsieur, I bless your name I am ready, Fantine Monsieur, lay down your burden At the end of my days You raised my child in love She's the best of my life And you will be With God Papa, papa, I do not understand Are you alright?

They said you'd gone away Cosette, my child, am I forgiven now?

Thank God, thank God I lived to see this day It's you who must forgive a thoughtless fool It's you who must forgive a thankless man It's thanks to you that I am living And again I lay down my life at your feet Cosette, your father is a saint When they wounded me He took me from the barricade Carried like a babe And brought me home to you Now you are here Again beside me Now I can die in peace For now my life is blessed You will live Papa, you're going to live It's too soon, too soon to say goodbye Yes, Cosette Forbid me now to die I'll obey I will try On this page I write my last confession Read it well When I at last am sleeping It's the story Of those who always loved you Your mother gave her life for you Then gave you to my keeping Come with me Where chains will never bind you All your grief At last, at last behind you Lord in heaven Look down on him in mercy Forgive me all my trespasses And take me to your glory Take my hand I'll lead you to salvation Take my love For love is everlasting And remember The truth that once was spoken To love another person Is to see The face of God Do you hear the people sing Lost in the valley of the night?

It is the music of a people Who are climbing to the light For the wretched of the Earth There is a flame that never dies Even the darkest night will end And the sun will rise They will live again in freedom In the garden of the Lord They will walk behind the plough-share They will put away the sword The chain will be broken And all men will have their reward Will you join in our crusade?

Who will be strong and stand with me?

Somewhere beyond the barricade Is there a world you long to see?

Do you hear the people sing?

Say, do you hear the distant drums?

It is the future that they bring When tomorrow comes Will you join in our crusade?

Who will be strong and stand with me?

Somewhere beyond the barricade Is there a world you long to see?

Do you hear the people sing?

Say, do you hear the distant drums?

It is the future that they bring When tomorrow comes [vocalizing] Tomorrow Comes [crowd cheering and applauding] [crowd cheering and applauding] [crowd cheering and applauding] [crowd cheering and applauding] [crowd cheering and applauding] [crowd cheering and applauding] [crowd cheering and applauding] [crowd cheering and applauding] [crowd cheering and applauding] [crowd cheering and applauding] [crowd cheering and applauding] [crowd cheering and applauding] crowd cheering and applauding] MICHAEL: Thank you.

[crowd cheering and applauding] Thank you.

Thank you so much.

An extraordinary night, an extraordinary 16 weeks, an extraordinary 34 years.

Um, one of, one of the beauties, one of the joys about "Les Mis," none of us anticipated what would happen, uh, 34 years ago.

Uh, one of the joys about being in a show like this is watching people grow into the next stage of their roles.

We have little Gavroches, uh, little Eponines, we have little Cosettes growing up and growing on to lead roles and then going into the older roles.

[crowd laughing] I fall into that category.

Um, tonight will probably be the last time I sing Javert in the West End.

Um... Yeah, I know.

You're thrilled.

[laughs] Uh, and the part is gonna be played next door, uh, at the new Sondheim Theatre by the man who was brilliant tonight as Enjolras, Mr. Bradley Jaden.

[crowd cheering and applauding] So... [crowd cheering and applauding] Here's the coat.

[crowd cheering and applauding] Wear it with pride.

crowd cheering and applauding] There Out in the darkness A fugitive running Fallen from God Fallen from grace God be my witness I never shall yield Till we come face to face Till we come face to face Stars In your multitudes Scarce to be counted Filling the darkness With order and light Stars You are the sentinels Silent and sure keeping watch in the night Keeping watch in the night You know your place in the sky You hold your course and your aim And each in your season returns and returns And is always the same And if you fall as Lucifer fell You fall in flame And so it must be For so it is written On the doorway to paradise That those who falter and those who fall Must pay the price [crowd cheering and applauding] Lord, let me find him That I may see him Safe behind bars I will never rest Till then This I swear This I swear by The stars [crowd cheering and applauding] [crowd cheering and applauding] [crowd cheering and applauding] [crowd cheering and applauding] God on High Hear my prayer In my need You have always been there He is young He is young He's afraid Let him rest Heaven blessed Bring him home Bring him home Bring him home He's like the son I might have known If God had granted me a son The summers die one by one How soon they fly On and on And I am old And will be gone Bring him peace Bring him peace Bring him peace Bring him peace Bring him joy He is young He is only a boy You can take You can give Let him be Let him live If I die Let me die Let him live Bring him home Bring him home Bring him home Bring him home Bring him home Bring him Home [crowd cheering and applauding] [crowd cheering and applauding] [crowd cheering and applauding] ALFIE: Thank you, ladies and gentlemen, for joining us this evening on such a special performance.

It's my great honor to introduce to the stage our esteemed composer of "Les Misrables", Claude-Michel Schonberg, and our wonderful producer, Sir Cameron Mackintosh.

[crowd cheering and applauding] [crowd cheering and applauding] [crowd cheering and applauding] CAMERON: I-- I-- I'll be honest.

I'm completely overwhelmed at the response we've had to this amazing production with its extraordinary, extraordinary cast and five of my most beautiful Jean Valjeans.

It's, it's, it's been extraordinary.

The wonderful thing about "Les Mis" is that whenever there's a special occasion, everyone comes together and says, "We'd love to be part of something," and we had, with the Sondheim being rebuilt next door... That's gonna be rather nice, and open in two weeks, I hope, and, uh, we are... No, it will, because I'm, [laghter] I'm handing out brochures later on.

It will.

But, no, I had no idea, in my dreams, that it would turn out as extraordinary as it has.

And it, thanks to...

I rang up Michael and Alfie and Matt and said, "Would you come and do it again?"

And they immediately said, "Yes, of course.

We'd love to."

And then all my wonderful friends, old friends and wonderful new friends that have come together, one of the most incredible companies I've ever had in my life.

[crowd cheering and applauding] And... It- it seemed only yesterday we said hello and now we're saying goodbye, but except you never say goodbye with "Les Misrables."

It's always au revoir [crowd laughing] because, uh, tomorrow always seems to come for "Les Misrables" and that is thanks to you, the public.

All of us owe so much to the public who always continue to embrace the show and keep it timeless.

But without three special people, I would never have ever been able to imagine this show, and that is the two people who thought of the show, was Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schonberg.

It was their creation that I heard in Paris and then brought to England, and where the wonderful words of Herbert Kretzmer, who is up here in the box today, inspiring words of Herbert.

[crowd cheers and applauds] Set it to music.

[crowd cheering and applauding] So, like you, I never tire of listening to the beautiful music from our composer.

And our composer is also, to my great gratitude, also one of my oldest friends.

Ladies and gentlemen, Claude-Michel Schonberg.

[crowd cheering and applauding] [crowd cheering and applauding] CLAUDE: As you understand, I'm not alone on stage tonight.

I have the wonderful lyricist, Herbert Kretzmer and my partner, Alain Boublil.

Partner... We working only together, eh.

[crowd laughs] What did you say, Matt?

MATT: What did I say?

CLAUDE: Yeah, did you say something?

[crowd laughs] MATT: I said nothing at all.

MICHAEL: Not for me!

[laughing] CLAUDE: Anyway, the three of us, we can only say thank you to Cameron for putting together such a wonderful company who have been doing this show, night after night, during 17 weeks, with the wonderful orchestra, with Alfonso directing, and with a wonderful audience.

We can never thank you enough.

[crowd cheering and applauding] But something has been bothering me tonight.

[laughs] It's when I heard the duet of the Valjeans I realized that Bradley had all the high notes and not Michael.

[crowd laughing] So... [crowd laughing] It's true, huh?

[crowd laughing] So I'm wondering if the original Marius... [crowd cheering and applauding] 34 years ago... [crowd laughing] MICHAEL: Yeah, thanks for that.

[audience laughing] CLAUDE: Can still hit the high notes he used to do every night.

[crowd cheering and applauding] MICHAEL: I'll give it a go.

CLAUDE: Will you try?

MICHAEL: I'll give it a go.

CLAUDE: Michael.

[crowd cheering and applauding] [crowd laughs] My place is here I fight with you One day more I will join these people's heroes I will follow where they go All on my own I will know their little secrets I will know the things they know One more day Watch 'em run amuck Catch 'em as they fall, never know your luck When there's a free-for-all We'll be ready for these schoolboys Tomorrow is the judgment day Tomorrow we'll discover What our God in heaven has in store One more dawn One more day One day More [crowd cheering and applauding] [crowd cheering and applauding] [crowd cheering and applauding] [crowd cheering and applauding] [crowd cheering and applauding] [indistinct chatter] [indistinct chatter] [indistinct chatter]