Look Down - Ross McCall, Jill Martin, Jackie Marks, Don Gallagher, Anthony Warlowe, Michael Ball & Les Misérables: International Cast: Song Lyrics, Music Videos & Concerts

Ross McCall, Jill Martin, Jackie Marks, Don Gallagher, Anthony Warlowe, Michael Ball & Les Misérables: International Cast

Look Down

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Look Down was released on January 1, 1988 by First Night Records as a part of the album Les Misérables (The Complete Symphonic Recording)

Song Details

AlbumLes Misérables (The Complete Symphonic Recording)

Release DateJanuary 1, 1988

LabelFirst Night Records

LanguageEnglish

Melodicness

Acousticness

Valence

Danceability

Energy

BPM164

OVERVIEW

LYRICS

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Ross McCall

Performer

Jill Martin

Performer

Jackie Marks

Performer

Don Gallagher

Performer

Les Misérables: International Cast

Les Misérables: International Cast

Performer

Anthony Warlow

Performer

Michael Ball

Performer

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Claude-Michel Schönberg

Claude-Michel Schönberg

Composer

Alain Boublil

Lyrics

Herbert Kretzmer

Herbert Kretzmer

Lyrics

Lyrics

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

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)

Tough on the teeth, but what the hell

Think you're poor, think you're free

Follow me, follow me!

Look down and show some mercy if you can

Look down, look down upon your fellow man

What you think you're at

Hanging round my pitch?

If you're new around here, girl

You've got a lot to learn

Listen, you old bat

Crazy bloody witch

Least I give my customers

Some pleasure in return

I know what you give

Give 'em all the pox

Spread around your poison

Till they end up in a box

Leave the poor old cow

Move it, Madeleine

She used to be no better

Till the clap got to her brain

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

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)

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)

See our children fed

Help us in our shame

Something for a crust of bread

In Holy Jesus' name

In the Lord's holy name

In his name, in his name, in his name

LaMarque is ill and fading fast

Won't last the week out, so they say

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?

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!

Look down and show some mercy if you can

Look down, look down upon your fellow man

Written by: Claude-Michel Schönberg, Herbert Kretzmer

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