Beggars At The Feast Songtext

THÉNARDIERAin't it a laugh?Ain't it a treat?Hob-nobbin' hereAmong the elite?Here comes a princeThere goes a JewThis one's a queerBut what can you do?Paris at my feetParis in the dustAnd here I'm breaking breadWith the upper crust...Beggar at the feast!Master of the dance!Life is easy pickingsIf you grab your chanceEverywhere you goLaw-abiding folkDoing what is decentBut they're mostly broke!Singing to the Lord on SundaysPraying for the gifts He'll send.M. & MME. THÉNARDIERBut we're the ones who take itWe're the ones who make it in the end!Watch the buggers danceWatch 'em till they dropKeep your wits about youAnd you stand on top!Masters of the land.Always get our shareClear away the barricadesAnd w're still there!We know where the wind is blowingMoney is the stuff we smell.And when we're rich as CroesusJesus! Won't we se you all in Hell!VALJEAN IS SITTING ALONE, WITH A BAREWOODEN CROSS FOR COMPANYVALJEANAlone I wait in the shadows,I count the hours till I can sleepI dreamed a dream Cosette stood byIt made her weepTo know I die.Alone at the end of the dayUpon this wedding night I prayTake these children, my Lord, to thyembraceAnd show them grace.God on highHear my prayerTake me knowTo thy careWhere You areLet me beTake me nowTake me thereBring me homeBring me home.FANTINE'S SPIRIT HAS APPEARED.FANTINTEM'sieur I bless your nameM'sieur lay down your burdenYou raised my child with loveAnd you will be with God.VALJEAN (interjections)I am ready, FantineAt the end of my daysShe's the best of my life.MARIUS AND COSETTE RUSH ITO THE ROOM;THEY DO NOT SEE FANTINTE.COSETTEPapa, Papa, I do not understand!Are you alright? They said you'd gone away.VALJEANCosette, my child am I forgiven now?Thank God, thank God, I've lived to see thisday.MARIUSIt's you who must forgive a thoughtless foolIt's you who must forgive a thankless manIt's thanks to you that I am livingAnd again I lay down my life at your feet.Cosette, your father is a saintWhen they wounded meHe took me form the barricadeCarried like a babeAnd brought me home to you!VALJEAN (to Cosette)Now you are hereAgain beside meNow I can die in peaceFor now my life is blessed...COSETTEYou will live, Papa, you're going to liveIt's to soon, too soon to say goodbye!VALJEANYes, Cosette, forbid me now to dieI'll obeyI will try.On this pageI write my las confessionRead it wellWhen I, at last, am sleepingIt's a storyOf those who always loved you.Your mother gave her life for youThen gave you to my keeping.THE OTHER SPIRITS, INCLUDING EPONINE,APPEAR.FANTINECome with meWhere chains will never bind youAll you griefAt las, at last behind youLord in HeavenLook down on him in mercy.VALJEANForgive me all my trespassesAnd take me to you glory.VALJEAN, FANTINE, EPONINETake my handAnd lead me to salvationTake my loveFor love is everlastingAnd rememberThe truth that once was spoken,To love another personIs to see the face of God.