CHORUS Look down, look down Don't look 'em in the eye Look down, look down You're here until you die 1ST CONVICT The sun is strong It's hot as hell below CHORUS Look down, look down there's twenty years to go. 2ND CONVICT I've done no wrong Sweet Jesus, here my prayer CHORUS Look down, look down Sweet Jesus doesn't care 3RD CONVICT I know she'll wait I know that she'll be true CHORUS Look down, look down They've all forgotten you 4TH CONVICT When I get free You won't see me 'Ere for dust CHORUS Look down, look down Don't look 'em in the eye. 5TH CONVICT How long, O Lord Before you let me die? CHORUS Look down, look down You'll always be a slave Look down, look down You're standing in your grave. JAVERT Now bring me prisoner 24601 Your time is up And your parole's begun You know what that means. VALJEAN Yes, it means I'm free. JAVERT No! It means you get Your yellow ticket-of-leave You are a thief. VALJEAN I stole a loaf of bread. JAVERT You robbed a house. VALJEAN I broke a window pane. My sisters child was close to death And we were starving. JAVERT You will starve again Unless you learn the meaning of the law. VALJEAN I know the meaning of those 19 years A slave of the law. JAVERT Five years for what you did The rest because you tried to run Yes, 24601. VALJEAN My name is Jean Valjean. JAVERT And I am Javert Do not forget my name Do not forget me 24601 CHORUS Look down, look down You'll always be a slave Look down, look down You're standing in your grave. VALJEAN Freedom is mine. The earth is still. I feel the wind. I breathe again. And the skies clear. The earth 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- everyone. The day begins... And now let's see What this new world, Will do for me! FARMER You'll have to go I'll pay you off for the day Collect your bits and pieces there And be on your way. VALJEAN You have given me half What the other men get This handful of tin Wouldn't buy my sweat! LABOURER You broke the law It's there for people to see Why should you get the same As honest men like me? VALJEAN Now every door is closed to me Another jail. Another key. Another Chain. For when I come to any town They check my papers And they find the mark of Cain. In their eyes I see their fear "We do not want you here." INNKEEPERS WIFE My rooms are full And I've no supper to spare I'd like to help a stranger All we want is to be fair. VALJEAN I will pay in advance I will sleep in a barn You see how dark it is I'm not some kind of dog. INNKEEPER You leave my house! Or feel the weight of my rod. We're law-abiding people here Thanks be to God. VALJEAN And now I know how freedom feels The jailer always at your heels It is the law! Ths piece of paper in my hand It makes me cursed throughout the land It is the law! Like a curse I walk the street, The dirt beneath their feet... BISHOP Come in, Sir, for you are weary And the night is cold out there. Though our lives are vey 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 'til morning. Rest from pain, and rest from wrong. VALJEAN He let me eat my fill. I had the lion's share. This silver in my hand Costs twice what I had earned In all those nineteen years- That lifetime of despair And yet he trusted me- The old fool trusted me- He'd done his bit of good I played the greatful serf And thanked him like I should. But when the house was still, I got up in the night Took the silver, Took my flight! CONSTABLE 1 Tell his reverence your story. CONSTABLE 2 Let us see if he's impressed. CONSTABLE 1 You were lodging here last night. CONSTABLE 2 You were the honest Bishop's guest. And than out of Christian goodness. When he learned about your plight CONSTABLE 1 You mantain he made a present of this sliver BISHOP That is right. But my friend you left so early Surley 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. (to VALJEAN)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!
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