#les mis count

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counting the yellows of les mis, song by song, part 17

intro with links to all songs

"Stars"

[JAVERT] There, out in the darkness A fugitive running Fallen from God Fallen from grace God be my witness I never shall yield Till we come face to face Till we come face to face

He knows his way in the dark Mine is the way of the Lord Those who follow the path of the righteous Shall have their reward And if they fall as Lucifer fell The flame, the sword

Stars in your multitudes Scarce to be counted Filling the darkness With order and light You are the sentinels Silent and sure Keeping watch in the night Keeping watch in the night You know your place in the sky You hold your course and your aim And each in your season returns and returns And is always the same And if you fall as Lucifer fell You fall in flames

And so it must be For so it is written On the doorway to paradise That those who falter and those who fall Must pay the price

Lord, let me find him That I may see him Safe behind bars I will never rest Till then, this I swear This I swear by the stars!

[GAVROCHE] That inspector thinks he's something But it's me who runs this town And my theatre never closes And the curtain's never down Trust Gavroche, have no fear Don't you worry, auntie dear You can always find me here

yellow yellow yellow yellow yellow yellow yell - 6.67 YELLOWS

THIS SONG: 6.67 yellows

TOTAL: 185.67 yellows

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counting the yellows of les mis, song by song, part 16

intro with links to all songs

"Look Down"

[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 street Look down, look down upon your fellow man

[GAVROCHE & BEGGARS] How do you do? My name's Gavroche (Uh huh, uh huh) These are my people, here's my patch (Uh huh) Not much to look at, nothing posh (Uh huh, uh huh) Nothing that you'd call up to scratch (Uh huh) This is my school, my high society (Uh huh, uh huh) Here in the slums of Saint Michel (Uh huh, uh huh) We live on crumbs of humble piety (Uh huh, uh huh)

[GAVROCHE] Tough on the teeth, but what the hell Think you're poor, think 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

[OLD BEGGAR WOMAN] What you think you're at Hanging round my pitch? If you're new around here, girl You've got a lot to learn

[YOUNG PROSTITUTE] Listen, you old bat Crazy bloody witch Least I give my customers Some pleasure in return

[OLD BEGGAR WOMAN] I know what you give Give 'em all the pox Spread around your poison Till they end up in a box

[PIMP] Leave the poor old cow Move it, Madeleine She used to be no better Till the clap got to her brain

[BEGGARS] When's it gonna end When we gonna live Something's gotta happen now or Something's gonna give It'll come, it'll come, it'll come It'll come, it'll come, it'll come

[ENJOLRAS & BEGGARS] Where are the leaders (It'll come, it'll come) Of the land? (It'll come, it'll come) Where are the swells (It'll come, it'll come) Who run this show? (It'll come, it'll come)

[MARIUS & BEGGARS] Only one man (It'll come, it'll come) And that's LaMarque (It'll come, it'll come) Speaks for the people (It'll come, it'll come) Here below (It'll come, it'll come)

[BEGGARS] See our children fed Help us in our shame Something for a crust of bread In Holy Jesus' name

[URCHIN] In the Lord's holy name

[BEGGARS] In his name, in his name, in his name

[MARIUS] LaMarque is ill and fading fast Won't last the week out, so they say

[ENJOLRAS] 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?

[GAVROCHE] Watch out for old Thénardier All of his family is 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 Éponine, she knows her way about Only a kid, but hard to scare Do we care? Not a cuss Long live us, long live us!

[BEGGARS] Look down and show some mercy if you can Look down, look down upon your fellow man

w yellow yellow yellow yellow yellow yellow yellow yellow yellow yellow yellow yellow yellow yellow yellow - 15.17 YELLOWS

THIS SONG: 15.17 yellows

TOTAL: 179 yellows

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counting the yellows of les mis, song by song, part 15

intro with links to all songs

"The Bargain (Waltz of Treachery)"

[YOUNG COSETTE & VALJEAN] La la la la la, la la la (La, la, la la la la la la la) La la la la la, la la la (La, la la la la la) La la la la la, la la la (La la la la la la la, la la la la la la la)

[YOUNG COSETTE & VALJEAN] La la la la la, la la la

[VALJEAN] I found her wandering in the wood This little child, I found her trembling in the shadows And I am here to help Cosette And I will settle any debt you may think proper I will pay what I must pay To take Cosette away

There is a duty I must heed There is a promise I have made For I was blind to one in need I did not see what stood before me Now her mother is with God Fantine's suffering is over And I speak here with her voice And I stand here in her place

[VALJEAN] And from this day and evermore

[MADAME THÉNARDIER] Let me have your coat, Monsieur

[VALJEAN] Cosette shall live in my protection

[THÉNARDIER] You are very welcome here

[VALJEAN] I shall not forsake my vow

[THÉNARDIER] Take a glass

[MADAME THÉNARDIER] Take a chair

[VALJEAN] Cosette shall have a father now

[THÉNARDIER] What to do, what to say Shall you carry our treasure away? What a gem, what a pearl Beyond rubies is our little girl How can we speak of debt? Let's not haggle for darling Cosette

Dear Fantine, gone to rest Have we done for her child what is best? Shared our bread, shared each bone Treated her like she's one of our own Like our own, Monsieur

[VALJEAN] Your feelings do you credit, sir And I will ease the parting blow Let us not talk of bargains or bones or greed Now, may I say we are agreed?

[MADAME THÉNARDIER] That would quite fit the bill If she hadn't so often been ill Little dear, cost us dear Medicines are expensive, Monsieur Not that we begrudged a sou It's no more than we Christians must do

[THÉNARDIER & MADAME THÉNARDIER] One thing more, one small doubt There are treacherous people about No offence, please reflect Your intentions may not be correct

[VALJEAN] No more words, here's your price Fifteen hundred for your sacrifice Come, Cosette, say goodbye Let us seek out some friendlier sky Thank you both for Cosette It won't take you too long to forget

[VALJEAN & COSETTE leave the inn.]

[VALJEAN] Come, Cosette, come, my dear From now on I will always be here Where I go, you will be

[YOUNG COSETTE] Will there be castles and children to see?

[VALJEAN] Yes, Cosette, yes, it's true There's a castle just waiting for you

[YOUNG COSETTE & VALJEAN] La la la la la, la la la (La, la, la la la la la la la) La la la la la, la la la (La, la la la la la) La la la la la, la la la (La la la la la la la, la la la la la la la)

[YOUNG COSETTE & VALJEAN] La la la la la, la la la

w yellow yellow yellow yellow yellow yellow yellow yellow yellow yello - 10 YELLOWS

THIS SONG: 10 yellows

TOTAL: 163.83 yellows

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counting the yellows of les mis, song by song, part 14

intro with links to all songs

"Master of the House"

[DRINKERS/DINERS] Come on, you old pest Fetch a bottle of your best What's the nectar of the day?

[THÉNARDIER] Here, try this lot Guaranteed to hit the spot Or I'm not Thénardier

[DRINKERS/DINERS] Gissa glass a' rum Landlord, over here! [THÉNARDIER (to himself, then out loud)] Right away, you scum Right away, m'sieur

[DRINKERS/DINERS] God, this place has gone to hell So you tell me every year

Mine host Thénardier He was there so they say At the field of Waterloo Got there, it's true When the fight was all through But he knew just what to do Crawling through the mud, so I've heard it said Picking through the pockets of the English dead

He made a tidy score From the spoils of war

[THÉNARDIER] My band of soaks My den of dissolutes My dirty jokes My always pissed-as-newts My sons of whores Spend their lives in my inn Homing pigeons homing in They fly through my doors And their money's good as yours

[DRINKERS/DINERS] Ain't got a clue What he put in this stew Must have scraped it off the street

God, what a wine! Château Neuf de Turpentine Must have pressed it with his feet

Landlord, over here Where's the bloody man? One more for the road One more slug o' gin Just one more Or my old man is gonna do me in

[THÉNARDIER (greeting a new customer)] Welcome, Monsieur, sit yourself down And meet the best innkeeper in town As for the rest, all of 'em crooks Rooking their guests and cooking the books Seldom do you see Honest men like me A gent of good intent Who's content to be

Master of the house, doling out the charm Ready with a handshake and an open palm Tells a saucy tale, makes a little stir Customers appreciate a bon-viveur

Glad to do a friend a favor, doesn't cost me to be nice But nothing gets you nothing, everything has got a little price!

Master of the house, keeper of the zoo Ready to relieve 'em of a sou or two Watering the wine, making up the weight Pickin' up their knick-knacks when they can't see straight Everybody loves a landlord Everybody's bosom friend I do whatever pleases Jesus! Won't I bleed 'em in the end!

[DRINKERS/DINERS/THÉNARDIER] Master of the house, quick to catch your eye Never wants a passerby to pass him by Servant to the poor, butler to the great Comforter, philosopher, and lifelong mate! Everybody's boon companion Everybody's chaperone

[THÉNARDIER] But lock up your valises Jesus! Won't I skin you to the bone!

[Thénardier greets another customer and takes his bag.]

Enter Monsieur, lay down your load Unlace your boots, rest from the road This weighs a ton, travel's a curse But here we strive to lighten your purse Here the goose is cooked Here the fat is fried And nothing's overlooked Till I'm satisfied

Food beyond compare, food beyond belief Mix it in a mincer and pretend it's beef Kidney of a horse, liver of a cat Filling up the sausages with this and that Residents are more than welcome, bridal suite is occupied Reasonable charges plus some little extras on the side

Charge 'em for the lice, extra for the mice Two percent for looking in the mirror twice Here a little slice, there a little cut Three percent for sleeping with the window shut

When it comes to fixing prices There are a lot of tricks he knows How it all increases All those bits and pieces Jesus, it's amazing how it grows

[DRINKERS/DINERS/THÉNARDIER] Master of the house, quick to catch your eye Never wants a passerby to pass him by Servant to the poor, butler to the great Comforter, philosopher, and lifelong mate Everybody's boon companion Gives 'em everything he's got

[THÉNARDIER] Dirty bunch of geezers Jesus, what a sorry little lot

[MADAME THÉNARDIER] I used to dream that I would meet a prince But God Almighty, have you seen what's happened since?

Master of the house? Isn't worth me spit! 'Comforter, philosopher,' and lifelong shit Cunning little brain, regular Voltaire Thinks he's quite a lover, but there's not much there What a cruel trick of nature Landed me with such a louse God knows how I've lasted Living with this bastard in the house

[DRINKERS/DINERS/THÉNARDIER] Master of the house

[MADAME THÉNARDIER] Master and a half

[DRINKERS/DINERS/THÉNARDIER] Comforter, philosopher

[MADAME THÉNARDIER] Don't make me laugh!

[DRINKERS/DINERS/THÉNARDIER] Servant to the poor, butler to the great

[MADAME THÉNARDIER] Hypocrite and toady and inebriate

[DRINKERS/DINERS/THÉNARDIER] Everybody bless the landlord Everybody bless his spouse

[THÉNARDIER] Everybody raise a glass

[MADAME THÉNARDIER] Raise it up the master's ass

[ALL] Everybody raise a glass to the master of the house

w yellow yellow yellow yellow yellow yellow yellow yellow yellow yellow yellow yellow yellow yellow yello - 15 YELLOWS

THIS SONG: 15 yellows

TOTAL: 153.83 yellows

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yello! just wanted to say that the big les mis count is going to have to go on a hiatus, or at least slow down a lot, because I'm very busy this month - but don't worry, it will not be abandoned!

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counting the yellows of les mis, song by song, part 13

intro with links to all songs

"Castle on a Cloud"

[YOUNG COSETTE (sweeping)] There is a castle on a cloud I like to go there in my sleep Aren't any floors for me to sweep Not in my castle on a cloud

There is a room that's full of toys There are a hundred boys and girls Nobody shouts or talks too loud Not in my castle on a cloud

There is a lady all in white Holds me and sings a lullaby She's nice to see and she's soft to touch She says, "Cosette, I love you very much"

I know a place where no one's lost I know a place where no one cries Crying at all is not allowed Not in my castle on a cloud

Oh, help! I think I hear them now And I'm nowhere near finished sweeping And scrubbing and polishing the floors Oh, it's her! It's Madame!

[MADAME THENARDIER (slamming a bucket onto a table)] Now look who's here, the little madame herself Pretending once again she's been so awfully good Better not let me catch you slacking Better not catch my eye Ten rotten francs your mother sends me What is that going to buy? Now, take that pail, my little "Mademoiselle" And go and draw some water from the well

We should never had taken you in, in the first place How stupid the things that we do Like mother, like daughter, the scum of the street

[Young Éponine appears on stage looking much better groomed than Young Cosette.]

Eponine, come my dear, Eponine, let me see you You look very well in that little blue hat There's some little girls who know how to behave And they know what to wear And I'm saying thank heaven for that

Still there, Cosette? Your tears will do you no good I told you fetch some water from the well in the wood

[YOUNG COSETTE] Please do not send me out alone Not in the darkness on my own

[MADAME THENARDIER] Enough of that, or I'll forget to be nice You heard me ask for something and I never ask twice

[Éponine pushes Cosette out the door. Thénardier appears and bids goodnight to his daughter as the inn fills up for the evening.]

low yellow yellow yellow yellow yellow yellow yellow yellow yello - 9.33 YELLOWS

THIS SONG: 9.33 yellows

TOTAL: 138.83 yellows

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counting the yellows of les mis, song by song, part 12

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"The Confrontation"

[JAVERT] Valjean, at last, we see each other plain "M'sieur le maire," you'll wear a different chain

[VALJEAN] Before you say another word, Javert Before you chain me up like a slave again Listen to me! There is something I must do

This woman leaves behind a suffering child There is none but me who can intercede In mercy's name, three days are all I need

Then I'll return, I pledge my word Then I'll return—

[JAVERT] You must think me mad I've hunted you across the years Men like you can never change A man, such as you

[VALJEAN] [JAVERT] Believe of me Men like me can never change What you will Men like you can never change There is a duty that I'm sworn to do No! You know nothing of my life 24601… All I did was steal some bread My duty's to the law You know nothing of the world You have no rights You would sooner see me dead Come with me, 24601 But not before I see this justice done Now the wheel has turned around Jean Valjean is nothing now

I am warning you, Javert Dare you talk to me of crime I'm a stronger man by far And the price you had to pay There is power in me yet Every man is born in sin My race is not yet run! Every man must choose his way

I am warning you, Javert You know nothing of Javert There is nothing I won't dare I was born inside a jail If I have to kill you here I was born with scum like you I'll do what must be done! I am from the gutter, too

[Valjean breaks a chair and threatens Javert with the broken piece. He turns to Fantine.]

[VALJEAN] [JAVERT] And this I swear to you tonight There is no place for you to hide Your child will live within my care Wherever you may hide away And I will raise her to the light

[BOTH] I swear to you, I will be there

[They fight. Javert is knocked out. Valjean escapes.]

yellow yellow yellow yellow yellow yellow yellow yel - 7.5 YELLOWS

THIS SONG: 7.5 yellows

TOTAL: 129.5 yellows

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counting the yellows of les mis, song by song, part 11

intro with links to all songs

"Fantine's Death" (Come to Me)

[FANTINE (lying in a hospital bed, delirious)] Cosette, it's turned so cold Cosette, it's past your bedtime You've played the day away And soon it will be night

Come to me, Cosette, the light is fading Don't you see the evening star appearing? Come to me, and rest against my shoulder How fast the minutes fly away and every minute colder

Hurry near, another day is dying Don't you hear, the winter wind is crying? There's a darkness which comes without a warning But I will sing you lullabies and wake you in the morning

[VALJEAN (arriving)] Oh, Fantine, our time is running out But Fantine, I swear this on my life

[FANTINE] Look, M'sieur, where all the children play

[VALJEAN] Be at peace, be at peace evermore

[FANTINE] My Cosette—

[VALJEAN] Shall live in my protection

[FANTINE] Take her now

[VALJEAN] Your child will want for nothing

[FANTINE] Good M'sieur, you come from God in Heaven

[VALJEAN] And none shall ever harm Cosette As long as I am living [FANTINE] Take my hand The night grows ever colder [VALJEAN] Then I will keep you warm Take my child I give her to your keeping Take shelter from the storm [FANTINE] For God's sake, please stay till I am sleeping And tell Cosette I love her And I'll see her when I wake

[She dies with a smile. Javert arrives.]

yellow yellow yellow yellow yellow yellow yellow - 7 YELLOWS

THIS SONG: 7 yellows

TOTAL: 122 yellows