The Wedding

Ring out the bells upon this day of days
May all the angels of the Lord above
In jubilation sing their songs of praise
And crown this blessed time with peace and love.

[The procession becomes a dancing celebration. A waltz is played]

[Major Domo]
The Baron and Baroness de Thenard wish to pay their
respects to the groom!

[Thenardier]
I forget where we met
Was it not at the Chateau Lafarge
Where the duke did that puke
Down the Duchess's de-coll-etage?

[Marius]
No, `Baron de Thenard'
The circles I move in are humbler by far
Go away, Thenardier
Do you think I don't know who you are?

[Mme. Thenardier]
He's not fooled, told you so
Show M'sieur what you've told me to show
Tell the boy what you know!

[Mme. Thenardier]
Pity to disturb you at a feast like this
But five hundred francs surely wouldn't come amiss.

[Marius]
In God's name say what you have to say.

[Thenardier]
But first you pay!

What I saw, clear as light
Jean Valjean in the sewers that night
Had this corpse on his back
Hanging there like a great bloody sack
I was there, never fear
Even found me this fine souvenir!

[Thenardier shows Marius a ring.]

[Marius]
I know this! This was mine!
Surely this is some heavenly sign!

[Thenardier]
One thing more, mark this well
It was the night the barricades fell.

[Marius]
Then it's true, then I'm right
Jean Valjean was my savior that night!

[Marius hits Thenardier and then throws money at him.]

As for you, take this too
God forgive the things that we do
Come my love, come Cosette
This day's blessings are not over yet.