The First Attack Lyrics

Les Miserables The First Attack

[Enjolras gives Valjean a gun.]
Enjolras
     Take this and use it well!
     But if you shoot us in the back,
     You'll never live to tell.
Random Voices
     Platoon of sappers advancing toward the barricade!
     Troops behind them, fifty men or more!
Enjolras
     FIRE!
     [Gunfire is heard.]
Feuilly
     Sniper!
     [Valjean shoots a sniper who is aiming at Enjolras.]
Lesgles
     See how they run away!
Grantaire
     By God we've won the day!
Enjolras
     They will be back again,
     Make an attack again.
     [To Valjean.]
     For your presence of mind
     For the deed you have done
     I will thank you M'sieur
     When our battle is won.
Valjean
     Give me no thanks M'sieur
     There is something that you can do.
Enjolras
     If it is in my power...
Valjean
     Give me the spy Javert
     Let me take care of him
Javert
     The law is inside out
     The world is upside down
Enjolras
     Do what you have to do,
     The man belongs to you.
     The enemy may be regrouping.  Hold yourself in readiness.
     Come my friends, back to your positions.
     The night is falling fast...
     [Valjean has taken Javert away.]
Valjean
     We meet again.
Javert
     You've hungered for this all your life;
     Take your revenge!
     How right you should kill with a knife!
     [Valjean cuts the ropes which bind Javert.]
Valjean
     You talk too much,
     Your life is safe in my hands.
Javert
     I don't understand
Valjean
     Get out of here.
Javert
     Valjean, take care,
     I'm warning you...
Valjean
     Clear out of here.
Javert
     Once a theif, forever a theif
     What you want you always steal!
     You would trade your life for mine.
     Yes, Valjean, you want a deal.
     Shoot me now for all I care!
     If you let me go beware.
     You'll still answer to Javert!
Valjean
     You are wrong, and always have been wrong.
     I'm a man, no worse than any man.
     You are free, and there are no conditions,
     No bargains or petitions.
     There's nothing that I blame you for.
     You've done your duty, nothing more.
     If I come out of this alive, you'll find me
     At number fifty-five Rue Plumet
     No doubt our paths will cross again.
     [Valjean fires his gun into the air, Javert leaves quickly.
     Muted applause from the students who think Javert has
     been shot.]
Enjolras
     Courfeyrac, you take the watch
     They won't attack until it's light
     Everybody stay awake
     We must be ready for the fight
     For the final fight
     Let no one sleep tonight!