At the barricade- Javert’s Arrival - Little People
STUDENTS Now we pledge ourselves to hold this barricade Let them come in their legions And they will be met Have faith in yourselves And don't be afraid Let's give 'em a screwing That 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!
ARMY OFFICER 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!
ENJOLRAS Damn their warnings, damn their lies They will see the people rise!
STUDENTS Damn their warnings, damn their lies They will see the people rise!
JAVERT 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
Better be warned They have armies to spare And the danger is real We will need all our cunning To bring them to heel.
ENJOLRAS 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
JAVERT 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.
Gavroche
Liar! Good evening, dear inspector Lovely evening, my dear I know this man, my friends His name is Inspector Javert So don't believe a word he says 'Cause none of it's true This only goes to show What little people can do!
And little people know When little people fight We may look easy pickings But we've got some bite So never kick a dog Because he's just a pup We'll fight like twenty armies And we won't give up So you'd better run for cover When the pup grows up!
Grantaire Bravo, little Gavroche, you're the top of the class!
Prouvaire So what are we going to do With this snake in the grass?
Enjolras Tie this man and take him To the tavern in there The people will decide your fate Inspector Javert!
Various Students Take the bastard now and shoot him! Let us watch the devil dance You'd have done the same Inspector If we'd let you have your chance!
Javert Shoot me now or shoot me later Every schoolboy to his sport Death to each and every traitor I renounce your people's court!
Combeferre Though we may not all survive here There are things that never die
Grantaire What's the difference? Die a schoolboy Die a policeman die a spy!
Enjolras Take this man, bring him through There is work we have to do!
[Javert is bundled away as the first shots ring out Eponine enters, wounded]