Look Down
Alain Boublil & Claude-Michel Schönberg Lyrics

Look down and see the beggars at your feet
Take a look at the beggars begging around you.

Look down and show some mercy if you can
If you feel for them, try to give them some mercy.

Look down and see the sweepings of the street
Take a look at the trash that lines the streets.

Look down, look down, Upon your fellow man!
Look down and see all the other people around you, suffering just like you.

'Ow do you do? My name's Gavroche.
Hello, my name is Gavroche.

These are my people. Here's my patch.
These are the people who live in this area, which I call home.

Not much to look at, nothing posh Nothing that you'd call up to scratch.
It's not a very attractive area.

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!
This is where I went to school. The school of hard knocks. We live on very little but make do with what we have.

Think you're poor? Think you're free? Follow me! Follow me!
Are you poor? Are you free? Follow me and I'll show you a new way of life.

What you think yer at? Hanging round me pitch?
What are you doing here, standing in my place where I beg for money?

If you're new around here, girl You've got a lot to learn!
If you're new around here, you better start learning.

Listen you old bat... Crazy bloody witch...
Listen, you old woman...you're a crazy witch...

'Least I give me customers Some pleasure in return!
At least I give my customers something in return for their money.

Leave the poor old cow, Move it, Madeleine.
Leave the old beggar, and move on.

She used to be no better Till the clap got to her brain.
She was never any better off until she became sick with syphilis.

When's it gonna end? When we gonna live? Something's gotta happen now or Something's gonna give
When will this end? When can we live better lives? Something has to change, or the consequences will be severe.

It'll come, it'll come, it'll come It'll come, it'll come, it'll come
Change will come, change will come.

Where the leaders of the land? Where are the swells who run this show?
Where are the rich and powerful who run the country?

Only one man - and that's Lamarque Speaks for these people here below.
Only one man - Lamarque - who speaks for the poor people who are under him.

See our children fed Help us in our shame Something for a crust of bread In Holy Jesus' name
Help feed our children and help us with our plight. We need something, anything, to survive.

In the Lord's Holy name.
We need help in God's name.

In his name, in his name, in his name...
We need help in God's name.

Lamarque is ill and fading fast! Won't last the week out, so they say.
Lamarque is very sick and may not make it through the week.

With all the anger in the land How long before the judgement day? Before we cut the fat ones down to size? Before the barricades arise?
With how angry the people are, how long before they rebel against the rich and powerful? How long before they build the barricades?

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!
Be careful of Thenardier and his family, who will do anything to make some money. They used to run a restaurant that served human flesh! But do we really care about them? Nope!

Look down and show some mercy if you can Look down, look down upon your fellow man!
Look down and try to show some compassion to those around you who are suffering.