[VALJEAN & CONVICTS]
Look down, look down
Don't look 'em in the eye
Look down, look down
You're here until you die

[JAVERT]
Now prisoner 24601
Your time is up
And your parole's begun
You know what that means

[VALJEAN]
Yes, it means I'm free

[JAVERT]
No!
Follow to the letter your itinerary
This badge of shame you'll show until you die
It warns you're a dangerous man

[VALJEAN]
I stole a loaf of bread
My sister's child was close to death
And we were starving
[JAVERT]
You will starve again
Unless you learn the meaning of the law

[VALJEAN]
I know the meaning of those 19 years
A slave of the law

[JAVERT]
Five years for what you did
The rest because you tried to run
Yes, 24601

[VALJEAN]
My name is Jean Valjean

[JAVERT]
And I am Javert
Do not forget my name!
Do not forget me
24601

[CONVICTS]
Look down, look down
You'll always be a slave
Look down, look down
You're standing in your grave
[VALJEAN]
Freedom at last
How strange it is
Never forget the years, the waste
Nor forgive them for what they've done
They are the guilty, every one
The days begins, now let's see
What this new world will do for me