Beggars at the Feast (Les Miserables)
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Ain’t it a laugh, ain’t it a treat
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Hobnobbing here among the elite
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Here comes a prince, there goes a Jew
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This one's a queer, but what can you do
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Paris at my feet, Paris in the dust
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And here's me breaking bread with the upper crust
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Beggar at the feast, master of the dance
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Life is easy pickings if you grab your chance
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Everywhere you go, law-abiding folk
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Doing what is decent but they're mostly broke
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Singing to the lord on Sundays, praying for the gifts he'll send
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But we're the ones who take it, we're the ones who make it in the end
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Watch the buggers dance, watch them till they drop
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Keep your wits about you and you stand on top
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Masters of the land, always get our share
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Clear away the barricades and we're still there
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We know where the wind is blowing, money is the stuff we smell
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And when we're rich as Croesus, Jesus won't we see you all in hell