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 streets Look down, look down, Upon your fellow man!
Gavroche 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! If you're poor If 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
There was a time we killed the King We tried to change the world too fast Now we have got another King He is no better than the last
This is the land that fought for liberty Now when we fight We fight for bread Here is a thing about equality: Everyone's equal when they're dead
Take your place Take your change Vive la France, vive la France!
Courfeyrac: When's it gonna end?
All: When we gonna live?
Joly: Something's gotta happen now;
All: Something's gonna give... It'll come, it'll come, it'll come It'll come, it'll come, it'll come
Enjoras: Where are the leaders of the land? Where is the king who runs this show?
Marius: Only one man - General Lamarque Speaks for the people here below.
Enjolras: Lamarque is ill and fading fast! Won't last the week out, so they say.
Marius: With all the anger in the land How long before the judgement day?
Enjolras: Before we cut the fat ones down to size?
Back to the case, liberty for France.
All: Before the barricades arise! Vive la France, vive la France!