| La la la la la la la la
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| La la la la la la la la
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| La la la la la la la la
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| La la la la la la la la
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| Hush now, do not be afraid of me
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| Don’t hide, show me where you live
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| Tell me, my child, what is your name?
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| I’m called Cosette
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| I found her wandering in the wood
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| This little child, I found her trembling in the shadows
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| And I am here to help Cosette
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| I will settle any debt you may think proper
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| I will pay what I must pay
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| To take Cosette away
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| What to do, what to say
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| Shall you carry our treasure away?
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| What a gem, what a pearl
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| Beyond rubies is our little girl
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| How can we talk of debt
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| Let’s not haggle for darling Colette
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| Cosette
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| Cosette
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| Dear Fantine, gone to rest
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| Have we done for her child what is best
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| (spoken)
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| I think so
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| (sung)
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| Shared our bread, shared each bone
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| Treated her like she’s one of our own
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| Like our own, Monsieur
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| Your feelings do you credit, sir
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| And I will ease the parting blow
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| Let us not talk of bargains and bones and greed
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| Now, may I say we are agreed?
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| That would quite fit the bill
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| If she hadn’t so often been ill
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| Little dear, cost us dear
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| Medicines are expensive, M’sieur
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| Not that we begrudged a soul
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| It’s no more than we Christians must do
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| No more words, here’s your price
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| Fifteen hundred for your sacrifice
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| Come, Cosette, say goodbye
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| Let us seek out some friendlier sky
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| Thank you both for Cosette
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| It won’t take you too long to forget
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| Farewell, Coshette
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| It’s Cosette!
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| Where I go, you will be
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| Will you be like a papa to me?
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| Yes, Cosette, this is true
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| (sung)
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| I’ll be father and mother to you |