Lyrics The Robbery

(Thenardier assembling his gang)

[THENARDIER]
Everyone here, you know your place
Brujon, Babet, Claquesous
You, Montparnasse, watch for the law
With Eponine take care
You turn on the tears
No mistakes, my dears

[MME. THENARDIER]
These bloody students on our street
Here they come slumming once again
Our Eponine would kiss their feet
She never had a scrap of brain

[MARIUS]
Hey, Eponine, what's up today?
I haven't seen you much about.
Eponine: Here you can always catch me in.
Marius: Mind the police don't catch you out!

[EPONINE]
'Ere, wotcher do with all them books?
I could have been a student too!
Don't judge a girl on how she looks.
I know a lot of things, I do!

[MARIUS]
Poor Eponine, the things you know
You wouldn't find in books like these.

[EPONINE]
I like the way you grow your hair

[MARIUS]
I like the way you always tease

[EPONINE]
Little he knows!
Little he sees!

(Valjean arrives with Cosette, now grown up)

[MME. THENARDIER]
Here's the old boy. Stay on the job and watch out for the law.

[EPONINE (to Marius)]
Stay out of this.

[MARIUS]
But Eponine...

[EPONINE]
You'll be in trouble here
It's not your concern
You'll be in the clear

(She pushes Marius away)

[MARIUS]
Who is that man?

[EPONINE]
Leave me alone!

[MARIUS]
Why is he here? Hey, Eponine!

(He tries to follow her, and bumps into Cosette)

I didn't see you there, forgive me.

[THENARDIER]
Please m'sieur, come this way
Here's a child that ain't eaten today.
Save a life, spare a sou
God rewards all the good that you do.
Wait a bit. Know that face.
Ain't the world a remarkable place?
Men like me don't forget
You're the bastard who borrowed Cosette!

(Thenardier grabs Valjean and rips open his shirt, revealing the number on his chest)

[VALJEAN]
What is this? Are you mad?
No, Monsieur, you don't know what you do!

[THENARDIER]
You know me, you know me.
I'm a con, just like you.

[EPONINE]
It's the police! Disappear!
Run for it! It's Javert!