ACT TWO Scene One - continued "NOW I FIGHT FOR FRANCE AND FREEDOM"
MARIE
I became a teacher of the young Children were a joy for me Watching as they learned to read and count Wondering who they'd become
And then a sound on the horizon Our village all rushed out to see Men with hollow eyes and a face of hate Coming to bring misery
Soldiers shouting orders In a language that was strange Children taken from my schoolroom Put in trucks and disappearing
Now I fight for France and freedom Classrooms are a memory Now I plant a bomb For a passing train I defy death's call every day
I rejoice each time that a monster dies And I will avenge Every child who died Every soul who fell Every dream they took That day
...INSTRUMENTAL BRIDGE...
ENSEMBLE...ALL THE RESISTANCE FIGHTERS COME FORWARD AND SING. TWO OF THEM SUPPORT DANIEL AS HE TOO, JOINS IN...
Now we fight for France and freedom Look around and you will see Not a soul will cower from the enemy Not a drop of blood will be spared Till we win the fight See the morning light Of the day that France is free