The Sewers / Dog Eats Dog

Lyrics

[THÉNARDIER, picking through the corpses in the sewers] Here's a hint of gold Stuck into a tooth Pardon me, Monsieur You won't be needing it no more It shouldn't be too hard to sell Add it to the pile Add it to the stock Here among the sewer rats A breath away from hell You get accustomed to the smell Well, someone's got to clean them up, my friends Before the little harvest Disappears into the mud Someone's got to collect their odds and ends When the gutters run with blood [VALJEAN arrives, carrying MARIUS. VALJEAN collapses. THÉNARDIER robs MARIUS.] Here's a tasty ring A pretty little thing Wouldn't want to waste it That would really be a crime Thank you, sir, I'm in your debt Here's another toy Take it off the boy His heart's no longer going And he's lived his little time But his watch is ticking yet It's a world where the dog eats the dog Where they kill for the bones in the street And God in His heaven, He don't interfere 'Cause he's dead as the stiffs at my feet I raise my eyes to see the heavens And only the moon looks down The harvest moon shines down [THÉNARDIER, spoken] Valjean? Ain't the world a remarkable place! Ah, ha ha ha [VALJEAN recovers, picks up MARIUS and continues through the sewers.]