Sorry this one's a 'little' late. I've had all of ten minutes in front of a computer in the last three months. Anyway, everyone (including myself) wants a Les Mis song, so here we go! I must thank Alunaer for her assistance with this chapter; it's the longest and most difficult yet. So . . . welcome the sixth chapter of Phantomized Classics with no further ado!

Song: Phantom of the House (Original Musical: Les Miserables)

Sung By: Erik, the Opera Audience, and the Phangirls

Les Miserables Suggested By: magicsgerl, magicalfairy12, Fishy, Bubonic Woodchuck, LuckyEponine04, Aslin of the Shadows


Erik:

Welcome, M'sieur

Please take your seat

And see for yourself

What you've heard on the street

As you can see

Our show's the best

And as for the view

Please put us to the test

Seldom do you see

An opera ghost like me

A gent who's so intent

As you soon will see . . .


Erik and Audience:

Phantom of the house

Doling out the harm

Ready with a lasso

And delightful charm

Drops a chandelier

Stirring up the crowd

Makes his presence known

But rarely speaks out loud

Tutors a new Prima Donna

Keeps the ballet girls in check

But if you irritate him

You'll be hanging from the ceiling by your neck!


Phantom of the House

Lives in cellar five

The few that ever see me

Never stay alive

Keeps them in control

Keeps them all in line

Making sure the managers

Will pay their fine

Everybody loves the phantom

Everybody's lifelong friend


Erik:

I do whatever keeps them guessing

Till I beat 'em in the end!


Erik & Audience

Phantom of the house

Watching every night

Haunts the corridors

Away from human sight

Christine's only hope

Raoul's only fear

The Vicomté's there

But he's the only voice she hears

Ballet girls' only gossip target

The greatest story that they've got


Erik:

But forever on your guard

Or your neck will be inside this lasso's knot!


The Phangirls

We used to dream

That we'd meet a Vicomté

But thank heavens

We've found better we can glomp!

Phantom of the house

Takes our breath away

Architect, ventriloquist

What more can we say?

Smart though he may be,

Sadly there's one quirk:

We must admit

His taste in girls could use some work!

What a sad thing it had to happen

Miss Daae had to come along

We all know that in his arms

I'M the only one who could belong!


Erik & Audience

Phantom of the house!

Phangirls

Mine and mine alone!

Erik & Audience

Christine's only hope

Phangirls

Oh, don't make us groan!

Erik & Audience

Raoul's only fear

Phangirls

When Christine goes off and leaves him, we'll still be right here!

Audience

Everybody bless the phantom!

Everybody bless Christine!

Erik

Everybody raise a glass

Phangirls

To the 'prima donna' that we all surpass!

All

Everybody raise a glass to the phantom of the house!