The exquisite Daughter-of-Thranduil and I have been pondering the notion of what would Les Amis would sing if they were in Oz. This here is Enjolras's version of 'If I were King of the forest'. Enjoy and review!
If I could bring forth the New World! No King, No Duke, No prince
My sexy vest of the new world! Would be satin, not cotton, not chintz.
I'd esteem each man, be him rich or poor
With a hand…to lift…him off the floor
As I'd fire my gun all the bourgeois would run!
And France rejoice, and the flag be hoist!
And the sovereign would take wing! Down with the King!
Each man would show respect to all, no pauper would be forced to crawl
In my tricolore sash, I would show compash
To every underling!
If the new world, I could bring!